Gutterwitch

by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Gutterwitch follows Joan, a scullery maid and sworn-servant to a high-born mistress who wishes upon a fallen star to be the greatest witch in the land. Blessed with the wild magic of a star, years later Joan is summoned to a prestigious witching academy, where, alongside fellow outcast Prince Caspar of Fairie, she quickly finds herself at the centre of a dark plot and a new war among witches.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Adult

Hardcover

Expected publication January 1, 2027

About the author

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a Sunday Times Bestselling author of fantasy fiction, and the inaugural winner of the Future World's Prize in 2020. Her forthcoming novel, Gutterwitch, sold to Penguin Random House after an intense eight way auction. In the UK, the book sold to Bloomsbury after a nine way auction. Esmie's first novel was nominated for Best British and Irish Book at the Tik Tok Book Awards.

Raised between London and Sydney, Esmie is an author of Nigerian, Jamaican, and British-Australian heritage. Her work primarily focuses on people who live at the intersection of identities, whether in our world, or others. She holds a BA in English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Exeter.

Reviews

[Cassady Piecuch]

I’m hopping on this NOW

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ *]

GIVE IT TO ME NOWWW

[Sam (FallingBooks)]

A maid who wishes upon a fallen star and becomes the greatest witch in the land? This is going to be MAGICAL, it's going to give Wicked x Disney core, I can't wait for this one. Wake me up when it's 2027.

[Katieeatsbooks]

Making sure PRH knows I want to be on the mailing list for this masterpiece right now 🥰 📝
Like seriously? Right now!
*WINK WINK* “call me” 😘

[hav! · Rating 5 out of 5]

y’all are not ready for how good this book is.

calling it now, but it’s gonna be the next big thing.

joan is THAT GIRL.

[Gerry Terhali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quickly becoming one of my top ten authors!