The Shadow Weaver

By K J Hyun Night

Lily Thibodeaux just wants to survive junior year at St. Augustine's Academy in New Orleans navigate the mean girl cliques, dodge her mom's SAT prep nagging, and ignore the jazz-singing ghost who haunts her favourite cafe. But when she finds a creepy, voice-in-her-head locket in her grandmother's attic, her "normal" life implodes. She's a Weaver a mage who can see and manipulate the literal threads of reality. And that locket? It's tied to the Shadow Weaver, a terrifying sorceress who's rallying New Orleans' supernatural underworld. vampires in the Garden District, werewolves in the bayou, voodoo priestesses in the Quarter to start a war against humanity. The kicker? The Shadow Weaver isn't a random villain. She's the corrupted, soul shattered echo of Lilys own great great grandmother a Weaver who tried to save the city from the 1918 flu and accidentally fractured her soul into darkness. Now she wants to use Lilys bloodline as a doorway to fully resurrect herself. Lily doesn't want to be a hero. She wants a B+ and a prom date. But when the Shadow Weaver's shadow-creatures attack her classmates and her mom goes missing, Lily has no choice. She reluctantly teams up with a Scooby Gang of misfits:

Calliope - A bookish, rules-obsessed coven witch who was Lily's academic rival. She knows all the lore, hates getting her hands dirty, and is secretly terrified she isn't powerful enough.

Beau - A charming, slightly dumb jock with latent "Gris-Gris" super-strength. He thinks this is all an elaborate LARP until he gets turned into a ghost for 48 hours.

Julian - A mysterious, centuries-old street musician who is actually a "Shade"-the Shadow Weaver's very first victim. He's cynical, traumatized, drop-dead gorgeous, and knows every skeleton in Lily's family closet.

As Lily unravels the truth, she realizes the Shadow Weaver isn't just trying to destroy the city she's trying to possess Lily, whispering that they are the same: lonely, pressured, and desperate to be whole. To save her mom and her city, Lily must embrace her inner darkness, make a desperate deal with the spirit of Marie Laveau, and face the ultimate Buffy-question: Can she save the world without becoming the monster she's fighting?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H824LJR1
• ISBN13: 9798233480485
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: K.J. Hyun Night
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"