The Witch Coven have been busy. They have helped bring a truce between the Fairy and Troll Kingdoms and Sea Dragons are now safe from vicious pirates.

Back home, deep in a forest and adding their payment to their awards for bravery, Hester, Anadil and Dot ponder their roles in the world since graduating from The School for Good and Evil.

Dot wants to be a peacekeeper, Hester wants to be famous, and Anadil just wants to stay on dry land for a while. But it’s not long before they are summoned again to someone’s aid. Messages from somewhere named The Red Isle pour in the window, but these witches have never heard of this place. Only rolling out the map of their world, do they find it on the edge, far from anything they know.

Meanwhile, the Red Isle is suffering. Two races live on this isle. There are the Dark and the Light. The Dark live simply, honouring their land and life force called Raaka deep in the ground. But it is Raaka that powers the land of the Light and this is being mined ruthlessly, killing everything in its wake. When strange deaths begin to occur in the lands of the Light, they are quick to blame the Dark.

The plea for help has come from the people of the Dark, but the Coven find powers even stronger than their own. Can they investigate each side’s claims and prevent an all out war? As they delve further into the Red Isle’s problems they must also heal the hurts among themselves. Only then can they discover and defeat the true horrors of this fracturing land.

A gripping, action-packed, page turning, full colour fantasy novel by the author of the hugely popular The School for Good and Evil.

Three witches, Dot, Hester and Anadil are the Coven, putting things right around their world between fairies and trolls, saving dragons and answering the call to anyone in need. They bicker and squabble, but when it counts, together they are unstoppable – almost. Just when you think they have defeated their foes, evil rises up again to stop them in their tracks. They’re also often funny as they battle together between two races fighting over a resource they both need.

The comparisons to Earth’s resources and those using them to the detriment of all, is clear between the pages, all whilst a thrilling story is told. Joel Gennari’s illustrations held my gaze as the action played out with witches, princes, murders and monsters! The body count rises as malevolent forces do, with only three witches in their way.

Completely enthralling!

Author – Soman Chainani

Illustrator – Joel Gennari

Age – 10+

(2025, Harper Collins, Fantasy, Action, Murder, Mystery, War, Friendship, Courage, Conflict, Horror, Witches, Coven, Vigilante Detectives, Magic, Dark, Light, Blame)