We Call Them Witches
A Novel
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 7 abr 2026
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- USD 9.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
For fans of The Watchers and T. Kingfisher comes a queer, post-apocalyptic horror following one woman’s journey across a merciless wasteland to save her brother and confront the dark truth behind the monsters that ravaged the world - with the help of a woman she’s not sure she can trust but can't help falling for.
Nearly everyone died the first night they came…
Two years ago, monstrous beings tore through Britain, leaving few survivors. Now Sara and her family live on the run, relying on scraps of folklore and fading pagan rituals to stay safe from the eldritch creatures they call “witches”.
While her mother grows increasingly paranoid, Sara longs for something more than fear.
Then a strange girl appears in the garden of their current camp. Her name is Parsley, and she cannot remember where she came from or why she’s there. Despite her family’s suspicions, Sara feels drawn to her.
But when Sara’s younger brother is taken by the Witches, she and Parsley must cross desolate moors full of merciless terrors to get him back. As their bond deepens, so do the dangers they face—and Sara begins to question whether anything is truly as it seems.
In a world ruled by terror and myth, trust is the only thing more dangerous than the Witches themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bizarre creatures herald the end of the world in Bower's powerfully unsettling debut. They attack from seemingly nowhere, patchwork creatures that look "like someone had stapled different parts of a body together, paperclipping on ears, fingers, all of them backward or twisted, wrong." Protagonist Sara's family ran from the city the night these so-called witches appeared, and they have been running ever since, guarding themselves with wards made using herbs and running water. These are the only things that prevent the witches from tearing them apart, but these protections don't hold forever. Thus far, the family has avoided contact with other survivors, but when an injured girl, Parsley, appears outside the circle of protection offered by the wards, Sara convinces her family to let her stay. The presence of another girl her age breaks up the monotony of Sara's chores and caring for her younger siblings. But trust does not come easy in a world wracked by monsters, and confiding in Parsley comes with serious risks. Bower conjures a nightmare from the bones of the familiar, and the witches are made all the creepier for the mystery surrounding their origins. T. Kingfisher fans will eat this up.
