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Laurie Forest is a New York Times, USA Today & Internationally Bestselling Author who lives deep in the backwoods of Vermont where she sits in front of a wood stove drinking strong tea and dreaming up tales full of dryads, dragons and wands. She has penned THE BLACK WITCH CHRONICLES including - THE BLACK WITCH, THE REBEL MAGES (a compilation of the prequel novels WANDFASTED & LIGHT MAGE), THE SHADOW WAND, THE DEMON TIDE & THE DRYAD STORM. She is currently working on her first standalone adult romantasy - SILVERLING.

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	The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 48,991 ratings — published 2017 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iron Flower (The Black Witch Chronicles, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 29,787 ratings — published 2018 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 21,734 ratings — published 2020 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Demon Tide (The Black Witch Chronicles, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 13,613 ratings — published 2022 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wandfasted (The Black Witch Chronicles, #0.5) 4.20 avg rating — 7,186 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Mage (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1.5) 4.21 avg rating — 6,209 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dryad Storm (The Black Witch Chronicles, #5) 3.18 avg rating — 4,581 ratings — published 2025 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rebel Mages (The Black Witch Chronicles #0.5 & 1.5) 4.39 avg rating — 2,375 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Witch Chronicles, Volume 1 4.47 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Witch Chronicles Series. 4 Books Collection Set. The Black Witch, The Iron Flower, The Shadow Wand, The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest by Laurie Forest (Goodreads Author) 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“People see what they expect to see,” he says sharply. “Through a filter of their own hatred and prejudice.”
― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch

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“Real education doesn't make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative...is to live your life based on injustice and lies.”
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“Often you have to fall into the blackness of utter confusion before you can emerge to see even the smallest glimmer of the truth.”
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Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #4; Psy-Changeling, #19) by Nalini Singh

Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
(Psy-Changeling Trinity, #4; Psy-Changeling, #19)

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Deadly Vows (Lizzie Grace, #6) by Keri Arthur

Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur
(Lizzie Grace #6)

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American Demon (The Hollows, #14) by Kim Harrison

American Demon by Kim Harrison
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A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
(A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1)

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Forest of Souls (Shamanborn, #1) by Lori M. Lee

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
(Shamanborn, #1)

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Goddess in the Machine (Goddess in the Machine, #1) by Lora Beth Johnson

Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
(Goddess in the Machine, #1)

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The Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3) by Laurie Forest

The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest
(The Black Witch Chronicles, #3)

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The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso

The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso
(Rooks and Ruin, #1)

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Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians, #10) by Dianne Duvall

Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall
(Immortal Guardians #10)

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Dawn Caravan (Elemental Legacy, #4) by Elizabeth Hunter

Dawn Caravan by Elizabeth Hunter
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