"This sensational YA debut blends tense, terrifying horror with dark humour, queer romance and hugely original storytelling." Guardian
November 1999, North Dana, Massachusetts. The body of Bastion Attia - high school quarterback, secret witch, and Nesbit Nuñez's even-more-secret boyfriend - is discovered at the edge of Stepwood Cemetery. As Nesbit and his coven of queer misfits investigate Bastion's death they discover local folktales of Mr. Nous, a terrifying wish-granting creature, one whose gifts come at a terrible price.The coven must do battle against an age-old evil before it strikes again …
Now, Conjurers is a wildly original, spinechilling YA debut about queer found family and a love that outlasts death.
'This book is charm itself … smart, edgy, funny and heartfelt.' - Tamsyn Muir - bestselling author of Gideon the Ninth
ISBN: | 9780008623494 |
Publication date: | 6th June 2024 |
Author: | Freddie Kölsch |
Publisher: | Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 429 pages |
Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers Children’s / Teenage fiction: Mythic fantasy / Mythic fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories |