Season of the Witch

Desperate to destroy the boys she blames for her best friend’s death, a young woman makes a dangerous bargain with a conniving sorceress imprisoned beneath her university’s campus streets.

Venetia Kent wants revenge. She’s watched the Turnbull Club boys, the golden sons of Great Britain, groomed for power in their university’s centuries‑old secret society, walk away clean from what they did to her best friend, Julia. But that’s about to change. Venetia has been promised a magical gift by the keepers of the Night City, a shadowy counterpart to the mortal realm. Venetia seeks a fearsome kind of power, and so is brought to the deepest cell of the City, where a single prisoner has been locked away for centuries: Lady Margaret, a powerful Tudor-era witch, who was taken captive by the City when her own lust for power grew out of control. She has the knowledge and ability Venetia seeks.

But Lady Margaret is not just a teacher. Venetia is captivated by a woman whose hunger and strength of spirit match her own. She is entranced. And the bond between them grows as Lady Margaret leads Venetia further and further into her own darkness. Yet as Venetia becomes more powerful, and disturbingly transformed, she discovers Lady Margaret has an agenda of her own, and that Venetia herself is the key to bringing that dark dream to life.

• Praise for The Fox Hunt:
  
  “The Fox Hunt feels like running full tilt through a nighttime forest. It winningly combines the darkness of old fairy tales with the glittering pleasures of secret societies, and is full of delights both anticipated and subversive. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” 
   
  Emma Törzs, author of Ink Blood Sister Scribe
• "Smart, propulsive, and multi layered, this deftly crafted fantasy thriller immerses readers in a narrative  that recalls the wonder—and horror—of Grimms' fairy tales in a darkly elegant academic setting. . . An absorbing novel that weaves an unforgettable tale of magic and subversion."
   
  Kirkus Reviews
• "Bury me with this book. Caitlin Breeze's The Fox Hunt is a stunning debut that left me enthralled and reeling. Breeze's grasp of prose and atmosphere is unparalleled." 
   
  Victoria Lee, author of A Lesson in Vengeance
• “Breeze's narrative voice is thick with dreamy imagery. The Night City is vibrantly imagined, with arcane eccentricities and fairy tale codes of order, at once perilous and alluring. The Fox Hunt thrums with undercurrents of female rage and anti elitism, but its heart lies in the solace of community and the healing act of honoring one's true nature.”
   
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