Now, Conjurers
Author: Freddie Koelsch
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 290g, 448 pages
Published: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024
"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 Nunez'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
Freddie Kolsch is a connoisseur and crafter of frightful fiction (with a dash of hope) for teens and former teens. She lives in Salem, New England with her high school sweetheart-turned-wife, a handful of cats, a houseful of art, and a mind's eye full of ghosts. Now, Conjurers is her first novel.
Author: Freddie Koelsch
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 290g, 448 pages
Published: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024
"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 Nunez'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
Freddie Kolsch is a connoisseur and crafter of frightful fiction (with a dash of hope) for teens and former teens. She lives in Salem, New England with her high school sweetheart-turned-wife, a handful of cats, a houseful of art, and a mind's eye full of ghosts. Now, Conjurers is her first novel.