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asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village
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Some of the returning POV characters are obviously Pliny, Maleagant (the sorceress from the outer wall), Ninian.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The action begins when a Betty Boop–esque sorceress, Melinda, awakens in the body of Emma, a 19th-century Englishwoman, practically minutes away from being married in the first episode; awoken too early, the Unicorns’ powers and capacity to fight the Evil are compromised.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
All except librarian Elaine Ambrose, hell-bent on protecting the British Museum’s artifacts from the Blitz yet somehow connected to the sorceress Nimue, herself a protector of a certain mythical sword.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorceress. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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sorceress
noun
sor·cer·ess
ˈsȯrs-(ə-)rəs 
: a woman who practices sorcery : witch
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