Lykewise
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Publishing:24th Sep '26
£8.99
This title is due to be published on 24th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Don't look to closely into the mirror.
It may look back...
Dunn Caulkner is no stranger to scary stories. The village of Harrowmere is plagued by danger and the unexplained: foggy boglands, eerie wraithlights and the terrifying legend of Grasping Jack. So how could Dunn ever have known that the darkest threat of all would come from a looking glass?
No one questions the arrival of a travelling salesman practically giving away his mirrors. Nor do Dunn and his friends think there's any harm in toying with a mirror ritual said to reveal your true self. For what could be dangerous about a reflection? But then the attacks and disappearances begin, and Dunn starts to grasp how very wrong he was...
A fantastically chilling middle-grade novel about cursed mirrors, perfect for fans of Gloam and The Haunting of Aveline Jones!
- Praise for Thirst * -- *
This creepy, compelling YA folk horror boasts a transporting sense of ritual and place * Guardian *
Thirst draws on folk horror, with its focus on the evil that men do in service of tradition and superstition, and combines it with quintessential coming-of-age quandaries... Creepy and thought-provoking * Irish Times, Best young adult fiction for Halloween *
Gripping, gruesome, dark and dripping -- A.F. Harrold
What a story! Properly creepy Wicker Man vibes with seemingly effortless world building and characters you'll take to your heart. Loved it -- Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake
A gripping tale infused with dark secrets and superstitions -- Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones
This gruesomely imagined folk horror is the most brilliantly dark and dangerously fun book I've read all year. Darren's wonderful writing and inventive world-building drag you in and pull you under. It's so compelling you just have to go with the flow, and hope. There's no escaping the chilling horror. -- Keith Gray, author of Creepers
Wow! This gloriously dark tale about an insatiable blood-thirsty river and the town held within its grip had me at the first chapter! -- A.M. Howell
ISBN: 9781782696209
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
256 pages