A Resistance of Witches
#3574.06 adjusted 4.05 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2025 Reading commitment Low Morgan Ryan Last reviewed 2026-11-04
Overview
A Resistance of Witches is a historical fantasy novel by Morgan Ryan, published by Viking in July 2025. It is set in 1940, when Britain's Royal Academy of Witches joins the war effort. Lydia Polk, a young witch, travels into occupied France to find the Grimorium Bellum, an ancient book of battle magic sought by a coven of Nazi witches. She is helped by a French Resistance fighter, Rebecca, and an art historian, Henry, who has his own magic. It is Ryan's first novel. The publisher and review pages seen describe it as a single book with no series name.
Historical fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
A Resistance of Witches Morgan Ryan
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Resistance of Witches | 2025 | 1 | core | 4.06 (21,649 ratings) |
A standalone World War II fantasy about British witches seeking a book of battle magic in occupied France.
Quick answers
- How many books are in A Resistance of Witches? A Resistance of Witches's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is A Resistance of Witches finished? Complete (2025).
- How much reading does A Resistance of Witches take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is A Resistance of Witches ranked? #357 in this site's official ranking, based on 21,649 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #357?
Ranked #357 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.06 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (21,649 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #356, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 1 book · Complete · 22k ratings · Ranks #357 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment historical fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.06 across 21,649 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 20 universes from the candidate register; 2 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-04
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Publishers Weekly Tier 2
- Kirkus Reviews Tier 2
- Penguin UK page Tier 2
- Penguin Random House author page Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04
Rule: Core Canon = A Resistance of Witches (2025).