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''Widdershins Adventures'' is a series of {{Fantasy}} novels focusing around, well... the adventures of Widdershins, a seventeen year-old street-thief-turned-aristocrat-turned-master-criminal, in the Galicien city of Davillon. Once known as Adrienne Satti, she is the sole survivor of the cult of a foreign god, Olgun, who uses his powers to [[SupernaturalAid enhance her own physical abilities and alter probability in her favor]]. The first book, ''Thief's Covenant'', was published in 2012. The second book, ''False Covenant'', came out in 2012 as well, while the third book, ''Lost Covenant'', came out in 2013, and the fourth and final book, ''Covenant's End'', in 2015.

Not to be confused with the vaguely Victorian-era GaslampFantasy ''Webcomic/{{Widdershins}}''.

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!!This series provides examples of:
* ButchLesbian: In ''False Covenant'', [[spoiler:Robin, who masquerades as a teenaged boy to avoid being accosted]], is outed as secretly being in love with Widdershins. [[spoiler:She later gets a replacement love interest in Faustine.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Claude]] the Acolyte summons a demon to slaughter the members of Olgun's cult in ''Thief's Covenant''. In the sequel, Squirrel tries to make an arrangement of this sort with Iruoch [[spoiler:but ends up on the menu when the latter decides he's outlived his usefulness]]. In the third book, [[spoiler:Lisette bargains with Faeries as well for mutual revenge on Widdershins]].
* DatingCatwoman: Julian Bouniard is a guardsman whose relationship with Widdershins turns from FriendlyEnemy to this over the course of the first two novels.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters engage in witty banter and sarcastic quips, but none more so than Shins herself.
* DespairEventHorizon: Widdershins is driven to one when [[spoiler:she loses her father-figure, her best friend, and her love interest all in under a year. She skips town to protect the few she has left, thinking her enemies will pursue her, but eventually realizes that by doing so she's put them in greater danger by not being around to protect them]].
* DistantSequel: To the author's earlier [[Literature/CorvisRebaine Corvis Rebaine]] series, centuries after some sort of calamity fell upon the continent, reducing Imphalion to tribal levels before clawing their way back to civilization, losing much of the magic in the world along the way. The most explicit clue is in Covenant's End, when Widdershins and Olgun encounter a Fae Reproduction of the now long extinct ogres.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Galica is a fantasy equivalent of France.
* FrameUp: Done to Widdershins, ''twice''. First as Adrienne, for the slaughter of her ''26'' fellow cult members, then as Widdershins, for the murders of William and Alexandre. The second was cleared quickly enough, but it took up to the ''last'' chapter of the ''last'' book, as well as a divine intervention, for the first to be too.
* TheFundamentalist: Archbishop William de Laurent and his aide Brother Maurice are the only Church officials to befriend and understand Widdershins. Bishop Sicard, on the other hand, [[SinisterMinister uses fear to up church attendance]] - which backfires when it summons Iruoch - and initially believes Widdershins to be possessed by a demon and [[HollywoodExorcism attempts to violently exorcize]] her when they first meet. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone When he learns what he's caused]], however, he seeks to redeem himself.
* HumanoidAbomination: Iruoch, an [[TheFairFolk evil faerie]] who pays Davillon a visit in ''False Covenant'', is described as being nightmarishly otherworldly. [[spoiler:Lisette also seems to have crossed the line from human into ''other'' as a result of bargaining with the Faeries.]]
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Widdershins blames herself for the deaths of her loved ones [[spoiler:and eventually skips town to protect the few she has left]].
* IronLady: Calanthe Delacroix comes across as an EvilMatriarch at first, but she's just hard as iron.
* ImpossibleThief: Widdershins can swipe things without people noticing due to a combination of sheer skill and Olgun's aid.
* LaughTrack: Iruoch and the other Faeries are constantly accompanied by a chorus of invisible children who act like a sitcom audience.
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: With the story taking place in the FantasyCounterpartCulture of France.
* {{Mythopoeia}}: For starters, the Church worships the Hallowed Pact, an alliance of 147 gods. Then there's gods who aren't part of the Hallowed Pact, demons, faeries, etc.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: While not necessarily stupidity, no-one would believe the foppish Renard Lambert was [[spoiler:the Finder's Guild's Shrouded Lord]].
* ObliviousToLove: While Widdershins is well aware of her own growing crush on Julien Bouniard, she is completely oblivious to [[spoiler:Robin's and Renard's feelings for her]]. It also takes her most of ''Lost Covenant'' to realize that [[spoiler:Cyrille Delacroix is in love with her]].
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The one summoned in ''Thief's Covenant'' is made up of human flesh, has MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, and a snake for a penis.
* PalsWithJesus: Widdershins relies on Olgun for assistance, and as his sole worshipper she is the only thing keeping him alive. [[spoiler:Lisette forges a similar pact with a group of Faeries]].
* PhantomThief: Widdershins, due to Olgun's help. Renard Lambert, despite his foppish appearance, [[spoiler:isn't the Shrouded Lord for no reason]].
* RagsToRiches: Adrienne Satti was a common orphaned street thief until she saved Alexandre Delacroix from being mugged and murdered. And then [[RichesToRags goes right back again two years later]]. All of it [[{{Backstory}} before]] the beginning of the series.
* RoyalRapier: Widdershins' weapon of choice is a rapier she stole from Alexandre Delacroix as a child, though she removed the basket hilt and [[BlackSwordsareBetter blackened the blade]]. [[spoiler:She replaces it with Evard d'Arras' sword in ''False Covenant'' after her original is destroyed by Iruoch.]]
* RhymesOnADime: Iruoch has a habit of singing and speaking in rhyme, although when Squirrel provides a rhyming prompt the fae [[LampshadeHanging snarks at him]].
* SilentSnarker: Olgun, being unable to talk, communicates his sarcasm via emotions and images.
* SpyCatsuit: Widdershins' "work clothes" consists of a leather bodysuit.
* SupernaturalAid: Olgun can boost Widdershins' senses and physical abilities, and alter probability in her favour. [[spoiler:Lisette acquires even greater supernatural power from the Faeries]].
* ThievesGuild: The Finder's Guild, which is tolerated by Davillon's guards only because they claim the patronage of the Shrouded God.
* UnusualEuphemism: Having promised Alexandre never to swear, Shins instead uses a variety of euphemisms, most often "figs". She slips up a few times, when particularity angry.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Iruoch has a two-toned voice that is constantly described as eerie. This extends to most Faeries.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Shins returns in ''Covenant's End'', [[spoiler:Robin furiously accuses her of abandoning them when they (read: she) needed her the most]].
* WigDressAccent: Widdershin's disguise of Madeleine Valois consists of a blonde wig, a full-length dress with a [[NavelDeepNeckline plunging neckline]], and makeup. It works perfectly [[spoiler:until she's ratted out]].
* WindsOfDestinyChange: Olgun can alter probability in Widdershin's favor, making it easier for her to fight and escape.