The Scratch Daughters
core novel 2021 The Scapegracers
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.44 (984 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781645660170 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The second novel in the Scapegracers series picks up after Sideways Pike's coven has formed, when Sideways suffers a devastating betrayal: Madeline Kline, a rival witch, steals her specter, the magical soul that anchors her power. Cut off from the source of her own magic and unwilling to lean on her coven and closest friends for help, Sideways sets out largely on her own to track Madeline down and recover what was taken from her. The pursuit forces her to confront both the practical mechanics of specter magic and her own instinct toward isolation, as she navigates unfamiliar magical territory outside the protection of the found family she has only recently gained. The novel continues the series' focus on queer identity, self-discovery, and the bonds of chosen family under pressure.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Scapegracers
- Series: The Scapegracers core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: H. A. Clarke
Notes
- From the series record (The Scapegracers): Complete queer-teen-witch trilogy.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Scapegracers: position 2 of 3: previous The Scapegracers (2020) · next The Feast Makers (2022)
Sources
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