The Witchwright Society
A Dark Academia Fantasy Trilogy by M.J. Mann
Magic has rules. The Witchwrights break them.
At Blackthorn Academy, students study spells, rites, and magical philosophy—but deep beneath the stone halls, a secret circle trains in forbidden craft. Chosen by legacy and shaped by peril, they are the Witchwright Society.
Thalia is a gifted outsider with a fox for a familiar and a knack for unraveling dangerous spells. When she's drawn into the hidden ranks of the Society, she must master more than elemental magic—she must survive its deadly trials, decode the mysteries of the shifting castle, and learn whom to trust in a place where betrayal wears a scholar’s robe.
Alongside her closest allies—a fiercely loyal elemental, and a clever scrollbender—Thalia uncovers buried secrets, long-lost towers, and the reason the Witchwright Society was nearly erased from magical history.
Now, ancient forces stir beneath Blackthorn’s foundations. Something old is returning. And it wants the Society back.
If Thalia can't master the truth—and herself—before the final trial, it won’t just be the Society that falls.
It will be the world.