Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Release Date: October 1, 2024
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
The exciting conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Witch & Hunter duology culminates with a sweeping romance and an epic battle to determine the fate of magic...and the world.
Fritzi is a champion. After escaping the clutches of Dieter Kirch, the sadistic leader of the witch hunters, Fritzi and Otto have taken refuge among the witches of the Black Forest. Fritzi is finally ready to assume her place on the council as the coven’s goddess-chosen champion. Plagued by distrust and self-doubt, Fritzi throws herself into her duty to serve the goddesses... until she uncovers a powerful secret that could mean the very undoing of magic itself.
Otto is a warrior. He swears himself to Fritzi as her bonded protector, certain the peaceful unity of a witch and hunter will heal the wounds he helped make. But as the horrifying plot that threatens the Black Forest’s magic comes to light, Otto will have to face his both his past and what it means to bind himself to a magic he does not fully understand.
Shadows loom. Truths are revealed. And as dangers new and old arise, Fritzi and Otto must stand together against everything that threatens magic—even if the biggest threat might be the very bond they share.
The Fate of Magic is the second and final installment in authors Sara Raasch, and Beth Revis's Witch and Hunter duology. This is a series that features co-protagonists, Otto Ernst and Friederika Kirch. Fritzi is a champion for Holda. After escaping the clutches of Dieter Kirch, the sadistic leader of the witch hunters and her brother, Fritzi and Otto have taken refuge among the witches of the Black Forest. Fritzi is finally ready to assume her place on the council as the coven’s goddess-chosen champion.
Plagued by distrust and self-doubt, Fritzi throws herself into her duty to serve the goddesses until she uncovers a powerful secret that could mean the very undoing of magic itself. Dieter isn't dead yet. In fact, he is even scarier and dangerous than before. So dangerous, that he sets out to ensure he has access to destroy magic. Fritzi's journey is a rollercoaster of self-discovery, doubt, and raw determination. Her struggle to reconcile her newfound power with her past traumas is heart-wrenching and achingly relatable.
As she uncovers earth-shattering secrets about the nature of magic itself, we're right there with her, feeling the weight of responsibility crushing down and the spark of rebellion igniting in her soul. At the heart of it all stands the Origin Tree, a source of magic and mystery that looms large both literally and figuratively. Otto was a captain of the hexenjager, an institution whose purpose it is to capture witches for persecution and death by fire at the stake. He swears himself to Fritzi as her bonded protector, certain the peaceful unity of a witch and hunter will heal the wounds he helped make.
His path from persecutor to ally is fraught with guilt, hope, and a burning desire to make amends. Fritzi and Otto have accepted their roles of chosen champion and warrior. Through their bond they seek to serve good and share magic. But when they realize Dieter is still alive and his plans are only beginning, they set forth on a quest to stop him before his ambition destroys magic and possibly the world. The greatest fight lies not only before them but within them. But as the horrifying plot that threatens the Black Forest’s magic comes to light, Otto will have to face his past and what it means to bind himself to a magic he does not fully understand.
This series is filled with so many layers. This is a really surprisingly dark story: it is inspired by the historical witch trials in Germany, and it includes a fair amount of violence and torture, both physical and psychological. I have to give the authors credit when they created Dieter. He is just plain evil, and he doesn't care who he hurts, not even his own sister to manipulate others into falling into his control. There are some pretty interesting secondary characters, and the internal struggle of whether or not to trust the goddesses to do the right thing when all is said and done.
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