The Promise Witch

Written by Celine Kiernan · Illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

Book #3 in the The Wild Magic Trilogy series

A cursed drought threatens a land. Can a young witch restore balance?

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224 pages· 41,369 words· Est. 4.5 hour read

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In a land parched by a cursed drought, young witch Mup faces her greatest challenge. As the pathfinder, she must mend the scorched earth and bring life back to Witches Borough. But when a raggedy witch named Magda demands Mup fulfill a mysterious promise, the stakes rise. Can Mup navigate the treacherous path of loyalty and magic to save her home, or will the land wither under the weight of broken promises? Discover a tale of courage and resilience in a world where magic and nature collide.

From the publisher

The Wild Magic trilogy culminates in a middle-grade fantasy adventure about witches, courage, community, and the terrors of sudden climate change. Third in a darkly enchanting trilogy after Begone the Raggedy Witches and The Little Grey Girl, The Promise Witch opens in a time of heat and thirst. The deposed old tyrant of a queen sent a cursed winter to bury Witches Borough in snow. Months later, the clouds have vanished, but an equally cursed drought has settled over the castle and its river, now bone-dry. Witches Borough is dying, and though Mup is the pathfinder, the stitcher of worlds, is she strong enough to mend a scorched landscape and bring the water home? Enter a raggedy witch trailing a storm of ashes: Magda, Crow’s mother. She wants Mup to fulfill a promise. She wants Mup to help her. And woe betide any who stand in her way. Irish storyteller Celine Kiernan’s breathtaking tale of family, loyalty, and risk caps a timeless trilogy brimming with drama and danger–and heartbreaking resonance to the struggles of today.

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