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Iwy would rather be a farmer than a mage, but what can you do when you accidentally burn a barn down without matches and the local witch hunters are less than understanding about it? Now apprenticed to a witchard (that’s what she calls herself), Iwy has to come to terms with her new powers, while her new master Triand tries to find her next drink, her next flirt, and a way to destroy an ancient magical artefact in order to thwart a powerful wizard’s plans of world domination.
Chased by everything from the witch hunters guild to wizard orders to masked sorcerers, Iwy and Triand embark on a journey to recover a mystical crucible that might just be their only hope. There are prophecies, witch covens, mystical wizard circles, more or less epic battles… and two women who just want to save the world and be home in time for tea.
Quick Glance
AGE CATEGORY: 16+ish. The intended audience was women in their thirties. If you have the reading capabilities of a thirtysomething mildly soused on white wine, go for it.
GENRE: comic fantasy
WORD COUNT: 150k
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Meet the Cast
This book is for you if …
- … you like DnD campaigns that have gone a bit awry and where the DM is grinning all the time.
- … you’re not a spring chicken yourself and would like to see women way over twenty having adventures. (Main characters are 42 and 23 respectively.)
- … you like sarcasm, puns and banter but can do without romance.
- … you like comic fantasy that has all the tropes you love … or does it?
What to expect:
- Steam level: tea cup you forgot in the kitchen; some adult themes but nothing explicit
- LGBTQ+
- not a YA novel, contains adult themes, main characters may bicker like teens at times but are adults
- content warnings: blood, violence
- booze
- bread knives
- uppity … I mean, wise wizards
- austere … I mean, wise witches
- traditional faceless minions
- no nobles or intrigues. Well, maybe a few intrigues.
- Absolutely NO AI, every word is written by me, yes, even (and especially) the embarrassing mistakes I won’t notice until later.
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