Local Gods - the highly anticipated new novel from this much-loved author

by Salisbury, Melinda | General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published 30/07/2026 by David Fickling Books in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 352 pages
154 x 197 x 31mm | 346g

Shunned and living in an isolated wood, Sylvie comes across a scrawny, wasted monster named Illican: a local legend, a god made flesh.

With their destinies entwined, Sylvie sees an opportunity for redemption, but the woods are watching and nothing goes as planned . . .