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A sci-fi fantasy novelette about witches, dystopian tech, and the slow death of Real Magick.
When Winter Rayne knocks on the door of Myrtle MacIntyre—the infamous exile, rumoured to be the last true magick‑worker—she expects mentorship, ritual, and ancient secrets. What she finds is a cottage full of lies, empty whiskey bottles, and books that hum with hidden circuitry.
Drawn into Myrtle’s world of deception and enchantments, Winter must decide whether she’s chasing real magick or a manufactured illusion. Her apprenticeship will test loyalty, uncover buried truths about the Witches’ Council, and force her to confront the line between tradition and technology, faith and fraud.
Darkly atmospheric and brimming with gothic tension, The Last Witch is a haunting novelette for fans of witchcraft fantasy, magical realism, and dystopian tech.
Step into the forest, where every spell has a price, every secret burns, and the last witch may not be what she seems.
A genetically modified thief. A cursed electric ghost. A downloaded daemon. In a neon-drenched dystopia, she's the glitch in the system.
Tattiana the Blood Seer plies her odious trade in Noctara—a festering wart clinging to the blackened hide of a lightless planet. Tattie just wants to break sky and leave Noctara behind, but the fungus-choked metropolis isn't done with her yet.
"The writing is gritty, poetic, and weirdly tender. Author Caroline Barnard-Smith doesn’t just describe Noctara, she burns it into your head with words. Every street and shadow has its own personality, every conversation crackles like static."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Literary Titan
Book one of The Age of Aikana—a dark epic fantasy set in a rich world of cut-throat cities, satyr warriors, and rum-soaked taverns.
Three monstrous tumari escaped the labyrinthine dungeon beneath the sea. One ripped apart the frozen homeland of the Asrai, staining the ice crimson with their blood. One blundered its way into the ancient forest of Nymed, and one rose in the city of Armoria, crushing buildings and bone beneath its great webbed feet.
Only Dewer—ageless High Lord of the city—knows the truth behind the creatures’ wanton destruction, and he hasn’t trusted anyone with his secrets for over one hundred years.
"If you enjoy immersing yourself in fantasy worlds, then you need to read The Obsidian Druid. I can’t do this book justice without risking spoilers, but trust me when I say that your next fantasy obsession could be waiting for you under Aikana’s light."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - For the Plot"The characters are fascinating, and I loved getting to know them over the course of the book. The story is intriguing, and the world-building is perfectly detailed."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Amazon review
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