By Susan Dennard: Witchshadow

After a brief and forced separation from Safi, Iseult is on the run, starving and hunted in the Oran Mountains. She must master "void magic"—a dangerous power she has suppressed her entire life—to reach Safi and protect their "threadfamily".

: She uncovers the origins of the Hellbards and their connection to void witches, realizing she is part of the same failed experiments that created them.

: These characters investigate mysterious ancient voices and the emergence of ancient artifacts like the Blade and Glass . Witchshadow by Susan Dennard

: As the "new war" between nations rages, an "old war" involving the legendary Paladins (reincarnations of ancient powers) steps into the light. Secondary Fronts

Safi remains a prisoner in Cartorra, magicless and forced into a political marriage with . After a brief and forced separation from Safi,

The story of Witchshadow by Susan Dennard centers on the as she grapples with dark, ancient magic to save her threadsister, Safiya fon Hasstrel . The narrative unfolds through several parallel journeys: Iseult's Journey into Darkness

: Iseult eventually reunites with the Bloodwitch Aeduan , only to find him and others possessed by a dark, twisted force. Safi's Political Trap : These characters investigate mysterious ancient voices and

: Vivia, the rightful queen of Nubrevna, is now a fugitive without a crown. She forms an unlikely alliance with Empress Vaness to reclaim her home amidst ambushes.