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Win 10 copies of LOCAL GODS by Melinda Salisbury for your book club!

For Young people

David Fickling Books is delighted to offer five book clubs the chance to win 10 copies of Melinda Salisbury’s mesmerising YA folk horror, LOCAL GODS.

“I burned through this tale” – MELISSA ALBERT
“Powerful and prescient” – DEIRDRE SULLIVAN
“I was spellbound” – TRANG THANH TRAN

ABOUT LOCAL GODS

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 . . .

Suitable for readers 12+.

“Woven from the finest strands of folk horror tales” – KAT ELLIS

To enter, please fill in this form by Sunday 27 September 2026: https://forms.gle/EfALrE18fzVgRVpn8

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