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Human Rites

Pages
512
Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

The concluding volume of the HMRC trilogy finds Her Majesty's Royal Coven in ruins and the world's fate hanging on five very different witches — Niamh, Ciara, Leonie, Elle, and the fledgling witch Theo — who find themselves at the center of a prophecy engineered by Lucifer, the demon king of desire. Niamh has returned from the dead, but not alone; Ciara is imprisoned; Elle grieves a son she never had; and Leonie faces an unexpected reckoning of her own.

Lucifer offers Theo a devil's bargain: help him and her coven will be spared. As the demon Satanis threatens to rise, the witches of Hebden Bridge must decide how far they'll go, and what they're willing to sacrifice, to stop an apocalypse and save what's left of their found family.

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About the author

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Juno Dawson

Juno Dawson (born 10 June 1981), also credited as James Dawson until 2015, is a British transgender activist and an author of young adult fiction and non-fiction. Dawson's notable works include This Book Is Gay, Mind Your Head, Margot & Me, The Gender Games, Clean and Meat Market. [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Dawson)

Characters

Ciara KellyProtagonist

Niamh's twin, held in a prison for witches as the story opens.

Leonie JackmanProtagonist

A witch facing an unexpected personal reckoning while the coven fractures.

ElleProtagonist

A witch mourning a son she never had.

TheoProtagonist

A fledgling witch offered a bargain by Lucifer to save her coven.

LuciferAntagonist

The demon king of desire, manipulating the witches toward a prophesied apocalypse.

All characters in Human Rites