In the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic power struggle and selfinvention in an ownvoices story of trans witchcraft.amp10Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch learning magic fighting monsters and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables. Even though a strange plague is killing the trees in the Kingdom of Cekon and witches are being blamed for it Lorel wants nothing more than to join them. Theres only one problem all witches are women and she was born a boy.amp10When the coven comes to claim her best friend Lorel disguises herself in a dress and joins in her friendamp8217s place leaving home and her old self behind. She soon discovers the dark powers threatening the kingdom a magical blight scars the land and the powermad Duchess Helte is crushing everything between her and the crown. In spite of these dangers Lorel makes friends and begins learning magic from the powerful witches in her coven. However she fears that her new friends and mentors will find out her secret and kick her out of the coven or worse.