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Lesbian & Sapphic FictionQueer FantasyAlternate History

The Once and Future Witches

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  • 2020 first published
  • 528 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (9 ratings)
  • 14 editions
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Alix E. Harrow's The Once and Future Witches (2020) is a sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novel. It deals with alternative history, sisters and witches.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 53 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions across 3 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Trade Fiction Paperback bestseller list in 2021.

At about 528 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours.

About The Once and Future Witches

In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But when the Eastwood sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive. There's no such thing as witches. But there will be. An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and women's suffrage—the lost ways are calling.
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  • Alternative history
  • Lesbian lgbtq+
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Sisters
  • Historical fantasy
  • Witches

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Who wrote The Once and Future Witches?

The Once and Future Witches was written by Alix E. Harrow and first published in 2020.

What genre is The Once and Future Witches?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy, Alternate History and Historical Fantasy.

How long is The Once and Future Witches?

The median edition has 528 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Once and Future Witches?

Readers who like it often enjoy Shadow of Night, The Lancashire Witches, a Romance of Pendle Forest and Harrow the Ninth.

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