Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truthwitch | 2016 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
| 2 | Windwitch | 2017 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
| 3 | Sightwitch | 2018 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
| 4 | Bloodwitch | 2019 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
| 5 | Witchshadow | 2021 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
| 6 | Witchlight | 2025 | Susan Dennard | Buy |
The Witchlands is Susan Dennard’s central work, running six books that follow Safiya (a Truthwitch who can detect lies) and Iseult (a Threadwitch who sees emotional bonds) through a world of warring empires and complex magic. Truthwitch establishes their friendship and the political stakes, while subsequent books — Windwitch, Bloodwitch, Witchshadow, and Witchlight — expand the world and deepen the conflicts.
The series is notable for centering female friendship rather than romance as its core relationship, though romantic subplots develop naturally across the books. Published between 2016 and 2025, the Witchlands built a dedicated readership through its magic system (every person is born with a specific “witchery”) and Dennard’s skill at writing action sequences with emotional stakes.