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

Author: Melinda Salisbury

General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 30^th July 2026 by David Fickling Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 352 pages
198mm x 129mm | 0g

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 . . .