The Witch Collector

The Witch Collector is the first book in the Witch Walker series by Charissa Weaks. An epic fantasy, the novel uses immersive world-building to create a complex realm populated by myths, legends, ancient magick, and fallen gods. In the tradition of other romantasy favorites such as Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015), Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash (2020), and Callie Hart’s Quicksilver (2024). Weaks blends romance and political intrigue within a rich mythological framework. The Witch Walker series includes five works (three published and two in development): The Witch Collector (2021), City of Ruin (2022), the novella The Wolf and the Witch (2023), Kingdom of the Forgotten (expected in September 2025), and The God’s War.

The Witch Collector introduces Tiressia’s foundational geography, theology, mythology, and gods’ history. The land has four distinct territories: the Northlands, ruled by the wolf-god Neri; the Summerlands, once ruled by the goddess Asha; the Eastland Territories, governed by the god Thamaos; and the Western Drifts, under the god Urdin. While natural barriers like vast seas isolate each region, the entire continent shares a reverence for Loria, the goddess of creation.