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The Queen's Favorite Witch Vol. 3

A Charm of Magpies
By Benjamin Dickson
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Featuring the true historic role of the royal court's witch, but peopled with the sweet fictional girl, Daisy Sparrow, as she becomes the Queen's Favourite Witch in this fantasy series! Cursed! Elizabethan England was a time of superstition and strange goings-on. If you had a problem,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Featuring the true historic role of the royal court's witch, but peopled with the sweet fictional girl, Daisy Sparrow, as she becomes the Queen's Favourite Witch in this fantasy series!

Cursed!

Elizabethan England was a time of superstition and strange goings-on. If you had a problem, it was common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different. Daisy, Queen Elizabeth's Royal Witch, has protected the monarch against evil for two years, and is now very good at her job.

When Daisy goes home to attend the wedding of her childhood friend Jerome, she struggles with the ways her friend and hometown have changed. Unfortunately, things quickly go from bad to worse when an incident of dark magic leads to Daisy and her mother being put on trial for malevolent witchcraft. The penalty is death!

But who really caused the incident… and why? Daisy's loyal friends—Simon the bodyguard, Edith the maid, Nathaniel the rat, and the ghost of Thomas Cromwell—must get to the bottom of these mysteries, before it's too late!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781545820377

Publisher: Papercutz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Papercutz

Illustration: 120 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Rachael Smith

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 120

Collections

Benjamin Dickson Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels Young Adult

About the Author

Benjamin Dickson is a British writer and artist best known for history-based stories, such as the critically-acclaimed A New Jerusalem, the very silly Santa Claus vs the Nazis, and the true story Auslander. He has been published by Self Made Hero, Heavy Metal Magazine, New Internationalist and others.

Rachael Smith is an award-winning artist and writer best known for making comics that deal with mental health issues with warm, relatable humour. She has created work for The New Yorker, Image, Boom! Studios, and Titan, among others.

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  • The Queen's Favorite Witch Vol. 1
    Elizabethan England is a time of superstition and strange goings on. If you have a problem, it's common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different. When Daisy - a precocious young witch - learns of the death of the Queen's Royal Witch, she flies to London to audition as her replacement. But Daisy...
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  • The Queen's Favorite Witch Vol. 2
    Plucky young Daisy, now the court's witch, is back for another fact-based adventure alongside Queen Elizabeth.As a young witch, Daisy Sparrow, gets used to her role as Queen Elizabeth I’s right-hand witch, providing spells and cures at her beck and call. But things aren’t completely merry in the castle. The constant pressure from the Queen’s advisors for her to marry...
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