The Black Witch

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***The Black Witch*** is the first novel published in The Black Witch Chronicles series by Laurie Forest.

## Synopsis

*A new Black Witch will rise…her powers vast beyond imagining.* Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But while she is the absolute spitting image of her famous grandmother, Elloren is utterly devoid of power in a society that prizes magical ability above all else.

When she is granted the opportunity to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an apothecary, Elloren joins her brothers at the prestigious Verpax University to embrace a destiny of her own, free from the shadow of her grandmother’s legacy. But she soon realizes that the university, which admits all manner of people—including the fire-wielding, winged Icarals, the sworn enemies of all Gardnerians—is a treacherous place for the granddaughter of the Black Witch.

As evil looms on the horizon and the pressure to live up to her heritage builds, everything Elloren thought she knew will be challenged and torn away. Her best hope of survival may be among the most unlikely band of rebels… if only she can find the courage to trust those she’s been taught to fear.

## Plot

### Prologue

Fourteen years before the start of our story, a three-year old Elloren Gardner, who has a special affinity for trees and wood, is wandtested by her Uncle Edwin. The trees catch on fire. The memory of this incident eventually fades, and Uncle Edwin later tells her that it was a bad dream.

*More coming soon...*

## Chapters

### Part One

Prologue

1. Halfix
2. Aunt Vyvian
3. Goodbye
4. The White Wand
5. The Selkie
6. Valgard
7. Fallon Bane
8. Textured Silk
9. The Black Witch
10. The Prophecy
11. Aislinn Greer
12. Lukas Grey
13. Wandfasting
14. Icarals
15. Verpacia

### Part Two

Prologue

1. Verpax University
2. Wandtesting
3. Orientation
4. Vice Chancellor Quillen
5. The North Tower
6. Ariel
7. Tournaments & Tests
8. Weapons
9. Balance of Power
10. Confrontation
11. The Gardnerian
12. Metallurgie & Mathematics
13. Gardnerian History
14. The Lupines
15. Tierney Calix
16. Shards of Ice
17. Of Violins
18. Unforgiving
19. Spiraling Down
20. Revenge
21. Kindred
22. Poetry
23. Stick Magic
24. Diana Ulrich
25. Trystan
26. History
27. Damion Bane

### Part Three

Prologue

1. Mage Council Papers
2. Randall Greyson
3. Elfin Art
4. Lupine Eyes
5. Howl
6. Jarod
7. Trapped
8. Rescue
9. Refuge
10. Andras Volya
11. Safety
12. Allies
13. Camouflage
14. Tightening Noose
15. Military Dragon
16. Elfin Steel
17. Naga
18. Yvan
19. Fae
20. Asrai Fae
21. Ice
22. Breaking Cages
23. Aftermath
24. Revolutionary
25. Two Hundred and Fifty-Six

## Characters

* Elloren Gardner
* Edwin Gardner
* Trystan Gardner
* Rafe Gardner
* Vyvian Damon
* Aislinn Greer
* Mage Greer
* Lukas Grey
* Lachlan Grey
* Fallon Bane
* Damion Bane
* Sylus Bane
* Gesine Bane
* Andras Volya
* Astrid Volya
* Ariel Haven
* Bartholomew Simitri
* Brennan Gaffney
* Emmet Gaffney
* Warren Gaffney
* Eliss Gaffney
* Shane Gaffney
* Diana Ulrich
* Jarod Ulrich
* Fernyllia Hawthorn
* Fern Hawthorn
* Gareth Keeler
* Heloise Florel
* Jules Kristian
* Yvan Guriel
* Wynter Eirllyn
* Cael Eirllyn
* Rhys Thorim
* Sparrow
* Effrey
* Bleddyn Arterra
* Olilly
* Marcus Vogel
* Orin Morlyr
* Tierney Calix
* Iris Morgaine
* Naga
* Fyon Hawkkyn
* Kam Vin
* Ni Vin
* Echo Flood
* Mage Flood
* Paige Snowden
* Mage Snowden
* Lucretia Quillen
* Sylvia Abernathy
* Curran Dell
* Ekaterina Salls
* Fenil'lyn
* Orn'lia
* Mor'lli
* Mistress Roslyn
* Myn
* Enith
* Priest Alfex
* Aldus Worthin
* Vestus
* Galen
* High Chancellor Abenthy
* Elin
* Sarill

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