We Call Them Witches

India-Rose Bower

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English

Michael Joseph
28 January 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy; Romance; Monsters & legendary beings; Horror

A rich upmarket horror, steeped in Pagan folklore and a sapphic romance set against the backdrop of hungry creatures and a post-apocalyptic Britian . . .

Britian, two years after they came . . . Most people have been devoured by the eldritch creatures. Sara and her family have been fighting for survival. And the only thing that works against these monsters - these Witches - is their knowledge of folklore and pagan rituals. When a girl named Parsley suddenly appears in the garden of their current camp, she cannot remember where she came from or why she's there. As Sara and Parsley begin to develop feelings for each other, disaster strikes, and Sara's younger brother Noah is snatched by the Witches. They must find him and set out across desolate moors full of merciless terror, to hunt the very creatures they've been hiding from. Can they succeed in saving Noah? Will Parsley and Sara's burgeoning love survive these bloodthirsty Witches? and, who can Sara trust in a world void of humanity?

By: India-Rose Bower
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9780241755570
ISBN 10: 0241755573
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

India-Rose Bower was long-listed for the Discoveries prize, and has several short stories and poems published in magazines and anthologies. Her hobbies are attending pagan festivals and watching horror films, while working as a librarian. India-Rose has a long-term disability and lives with her non-binary partner in Yorkshire.

Reviews for We Call Them Witches

We Call Them Witches is a fresh take on dystopian horror, brimming with eldritch creatures, love and desire, and examining how far we'll go to save our family from what hunts them. I love it. * Laura Elliott, author of Awakened * Bower ensnares the reader in a terrifying web from page one and takes you by the throat through the rest of the book. A truly spectacular twist on witchy romance that has you begging to sink its claws deeper. Even when it hurts. * Hazel McBride, author of A Fate Forged in Fire *