{"product_id":"our-witchless-flesh-paperback","title":"Our Witchless Flesh - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSapphire Lazuli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Witchless Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e, a debut novella by Sapphire Lazuli, blends horror and romance in a visceral poem of feminine rage. Inspired by the worlds of \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBLAME!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOur Witchless Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e imagines a fictional Adelaide, Australia at war with itself, with quiet brutalist architecture expanding infinitely outward and forgetting the people whom it once was built for, and the long forgotten nature growing resentful of the body that was stolen from it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative is a romance between Maih and Rosalin, two young witches in a strange coven of steampunk magic. Paralleling the warring Adelaide around them, their story is one of autonomous reclamation, where the dogma of their coven becomes more a prison than the escape they had originally hoped for. Notable too is the unspoken trans narrative of assignment, escapism, and recreation are all extremely present in \u003cem\u003eOur Witchless Flesh\u003c\/em\u003e that sits underneath everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula D. Ashe called the novella: \"A masterfully executed work of feminist body horror that's delightfully sinister. The language is playfully strange and reads like an oily deluge where meaning is slippery, shimmering, and alarmingly sticky.\" With these remarks being echoed by Hailey Piper: \"A vast poem of twisted metal. Lazuli has crafted a rich engine of propulsive imagery, with each sensation burning into your brain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet on the lower levels of Sunken Adelaide, a city plagued by behemoth buildings with endless stairs, the awful smell of rusted sweat wafting between each one, the story follows Maih, a young woman who turned to witchcraft after her mother's death. Maih is tasked with teaching a newer witch, Rosalin, what it means to be a member of the coven, though that notion is constantly questioned by Rosalin, and soon the pair become entangled in a mess of conflicting ideals. As water spills into the city from a broken dam, the pair must decide what place they have in this world that despises them. All the while, an ancient entity, The Olde Mother, is rising from those spilling depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is this entity? How does she tie into the coven? All will be answered as this dreadful place sinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972609474867,"sku":"9798999190154","price":27.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/nW24KtVNWw9798999190154.webp?v=1794430468","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/our-witchless-flesh-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}