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To Drown a Witch
- Author
- Lindsey Olsson
- Narrator
- Krystal Hammond, Giordan Diaz
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 16 July 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
A criminal and a royal guard are drawn into the hunt for a dangerous witch – and an unexpected romance – in this crossover enemies-to-lovers romantasy, perfect for fans of The Crimson Moth.
Hunt the witch
Find the witch
Kill the witch
In Gadore, the Witch is feared above all else. Reborn into each generation, she is the only person with magic running innately through her veins.
When guards across the city begin to drop dead, gruesomely murdered by violent and vicious magic, everyone knows the Witch has returned – and no one will be safe until she’s killed.
Toran is the most highly skilled fighter in the King’s Guard. Tasked with leading the hunt for the Witch, he forcibly recruits Nes, a thief with an uncanny ability to sniff out magic.
But the Witch is always a step ahead, and with bodies piling up, secrets threaten to come to light – secrets that could destroy everything from the fragile trust between Toran and Nes, to the very city of Gadore itself.
Critics Review
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'Brimming with forbidden power, tangled loyalties, cutthroat intrigue, and a magic as ravenous as it is wild, Olsson has crafted a deliciously seductive romantasy about a thief who lives in the shadows and a haunted witch hunter bound by a fragile alliance—each secret a crack in the dam poised to break at their backs. An addictive and utterly unputdownable story enemies-to-lovers fans will devour' Amanda Glaze, author of The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond
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'Mysterious and romantic, full of shocking twists, To Drown a Witch is a fantasy debut teeming with vivid characters struggling to survive in a world drenched in magic' Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author of Bone Gap
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'Lindsey Olsson’s debut is twisty-turny ride, with surprises you’ll never see coming, exquisitely rendered details, and characters who will steal your heart—or maybe stab you in it' Swati Avasthi, author of Chasing Shadows
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Details
- Author
- Lindsey Olsson
- Narrator
- Krystal Hammond, Giordan Diaz
- Duration
- 11 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008796884
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Sea stories
Synopsis
A criminal and a royal guard are drawn into the hunt for a dangerous witch – and an unexpected romance – in this crossover enemies-to-lovers romantasy, perfect for fans of The Crimson Moth. Hunt the witch Find the witch Kill the witch In Gadore, the Witch is feared above all else. Reborn into each generation, she is the only person with magic running innately through her veins. When guards across the city begin to drop dead, gruesomely murdered by violent and vicious magic, everyone knows the Witch has returned – and no one will be safe until she’s killed. Toran is the most highly skilled fighter in the King’s Guard. Tasked with leading the hunt for the Witch, he forcibly recruits Nes, a thief with an uncanny ability to sniff out magic. But the Witch is always a step ahead, and with bodies piling up, secrets threaten to come to light – secrets that could destroy everything from the fragile trust between Toran and Nes, to the very city of Gadore itself.
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