Hedge Witch

The Hedgefall Chronicles: Book 1

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Genres

LGBT Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Dark Fantasy, Dystopia, Magic, Young Adult, Futuristic, Debut, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Abuse, Violence, Death, and Sex

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Oct 7, 2025

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Hedge Witch

The Hedgefall Chronicles: Book 1

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Blurb

The Censor controls the story. She’s ready to write a new one in ink and blood.

Back when Elise was a child, magic was locked behind the Hedge and everyone was safe. But twelve years ago, the Hedge fell, and now the government battles to suppress dangerous magic users. But if magic is so evil, why is Elise’s dad risking everything to hide a book about it?

When her father is arrested by the Censor, all Elise is left with are a few chapters, handwritten by a young witch named Malvada who lived in the shadow of the Hedge twelve years ago. As Elise chases answers, it slowly becomes clear that Malvada’s book may hold more than clues to the lost history of magic. It might be the spark of a revolution.

If Elise can unite all the chapters, she may have the power to bargain for her father’s life. But she’ll have to outwit not just the government, but also a magical terrorist group. Who can she trust? And how many betrayals lie between her and the truth of Malvada’s story?

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Genres

LGBT Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Dark Fantasy, Dystopia, Magic, Young Adult, Futuristic, Debut, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Abuse, Violence, Death, and Sex

Type of Ending

Series

The Hedgefall Chronicles — Book 1

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Publication Date

Oct 7, 2025

Page Length

335 pages

Available Formats

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Author

Siobhán F. Murphy is a Belfast-based freelance writer and editor with a specialism in fiction writing and in ELT and educational publishing. She primarily writes fantasy and dystopian fiction, educational video scripts and has also written a comedy short story for BBC Northern Ireland, and a body horror story for The Selkie. She has a degree in English Literature and Spanish, and is currently studying part time for a Creative Writing MA at Queen’s University, Belfast. She lives with one bad-tempered cat called Ianto. In her free time, you can find her playing Dungeons and Dragons, getting involved in amateur theatre, making folded book artwork, trying to learn new languages, and, of course relaxing with a good novel (usually about the end of the world, whatever that says about her).

Publisher

Uplit Press