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Local Gods

Name: Local Gods
ISBN: 9798347101450

By Melinda Salisbury

Shunned Sylvie discovers a dying horned god beneath the woods—and Pine Ridge Hollow’s fate rests with her.

atmospheric sinister mystical suspenseful

Genres

Horror/Spooky Fantasy Mystery

What is Local Gods about?

Seventeen-year-old Sylvie Singer is shunned after an FBI raid exposes her father’s crimes and leaves their small town on the brink of ruin. Hiding in an abandoned railway station in the cursed West Woods, she encounters Illican, a dying horned god who may hold the key to saving Pine Ridge Hollow. As strange creatures stalk the forest and buried secrets emerge, Sylvie must choose whether to redeem her home or let its anger and corruption consume it.

Pages

368 pages

Reading age

Teen/Young Adult (12-18)

This edition

2026

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