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Dark Root Universe Series

14 primary works • 24 total works
Through a message with the author, she recommends the below reading order to avoid spoilers. That reading order is used in this universe series page, and contains all four subserieses.

1) The Daughters of Dark Root
2) The Children of Dark Root
3) Alchemy of a Witch (While Alchemy is considered a prequel subseries, it contains a lot of spoilers if read…
The Council of Dark Root: Armand
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4.02 · 182 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
Before Maggie Maddock and her sisters returned to …

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    A Dark Root Christmas: Merry's Gift
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    4.27     · 165 Ratings · 19 Reviews · 4 editions
    When ten-year-old Merry Maddock makes a holiday wi…

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    The Witches of Dark Root
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    3.96     · 2731 Ratings · 370 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions
    Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00D6OUDDG


    I am Mag…

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    The Magick of Dark Root
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    4.25     · 1033 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    “There are rules that must be followed, Maggie.”
    “…

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    The Curse of Dark Root: Part One
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    4.33     · 728 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    I inspected the small glass orb in my hand and rea…

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    The Curse of Dark Root: Part Two
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    4.43     · 655 Ratings · 53 Reviews · 3 editions

    Welcome to Dark Root: The Most Haunted Town in The…

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    The Shadows of Dark Root
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    4.36     · 509 Ratings · 42 Reviews · 2 editions
    From The Wandering Witch (circa 1892)

    In the begi…

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    A Dark Root Samhain: A Lesson in Magick
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    4.25     · 59 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    It is Merry's last Samhain in Dark Root, and Maggi…

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    A Dark Root Solstice: Dora's Dilemma
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    4.15     · 34 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition
    The fabled Oak Crown has been stolen, and Aunt Dor…

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    Magick Mistletoe
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    4.42     · 24 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition
    The holiday season has come to Dark Root, and one …

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    The Pumpkin Problem
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    4.71     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Ruth Anne discovers a quick-growing pumpkin in the…

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    A Dark Root Halloween: The Witching Hour Companion Short Story
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    4.27     · 144 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 1 edition
    *** This is a Dark Root short story, a holiday gif…

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    Daughters of Dark Root: The Complete Series
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    4.51     · 89 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 1 edition
    The complete Daughters of Dark Root series. Magick…

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    Inherited Magick
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    4.39     · 278 Ratings · 31 Reviews · 2 editions
    It's been four years since Maggie's venture into t…

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    Gifted Magick
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    4.59     · 189 Ratings · 20 Reviews · 2 editions
    There grows in the woods of Dark Root a curious wh…

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    The Mystery of Ice Pond Road
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    4.21     · 38 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 1 edition
    A century ago, three Dark Root children disappeare…

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    Alchemy of a Witch: Part One: Calcination and Dissolution
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    4.06     · 96 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 1 edition
    Centuries before Dark Root...
    A once peaceful land …

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    Alchemy of a Witch: Part Two: Separation and Conjunction
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    4.49     · 43 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    "Why would a witch bargain with the devil?" Morgan…

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    Alchemy of a Witch: Part Three: Fermentation
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    4.57     · 30 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 1 edition
    As Morgan continues her race to see her father bef…

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    Alchemy of a Witch: Part Four: Distillation and Coagulation
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    4.55     · 29 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 1 edition
    After witnessing Alistair's hanging, Morgan flees …

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    Alchemy of a Witch: The Complete Series
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    4.11     · 9 Ratings · 2 editions
    As The Great Sickness spreads across towns and vil…

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    Abracadabra and Alchemy
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    4.35     · 63 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 2 editions
    Decades ago, Sasha Shantay operated a secret schoo…

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    Bloodlines and Bindings: Part One: Maiden, Mother, Crone
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    4.84     · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 3 editions
    Maggie believes she has her demon situation under …

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    Bloodlines and Bindings: Part Two: Between Witching Hours
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    4.67     · 18 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    In "Between Witching Hours," the second book of th…

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