Coming on April 7th, 2026 from Thomas and Mercer.
ADVANCED PRAISE
“““The perfect mix of feral and darkly whimsical, The Seventh Sister is an eerily beautiful tale that will fascinate, disturb and delight. An entrancing folk horror of sisterhood with a dark side.””
“THE SEVENTH SISTER creeps into your brain as steadily as moss over stone—I stayed up way too late to finish this gorgeous, grotesque story of sisterhood and survival”
“Dawn Kurtagich has rendered a tender effigy of a novel, a beguiling totem teetering between belief and mania, faith and fury, horror and absolute wonder. The Seventh Sister isn’t just a beautiful book, it’s a bible. Read it and share in our awe.”
“Kurtagich’s The Seventh Sister is a spectacular, gruesome and compellingly woven tale of sisterly love and folk horror. A story of forests, faith and feral girls that unfolds elegantly and irresistibly. A compulsive read.”
“All my favorite things in one book—feral girlhood, folk horror, gothic themes, and something sinister in the woods. My favorite Dawn Kurtagich book yet!”
“A beautiful, twisted folk horror woven from bits of bone, roots, and trauma. The Seventh Sister spreads through you like an invasive ivy, leaving behind the scent of rot and loamy earth and a dreadful longing to belong.”
“A sensory fever dream that’s like Yellowjackets meets We Have Always Lived in the Castle. This is easily my favourite Dawn Kurtagich book yet—a piercingly emotional and atmospheric folk horror that perfectly captures the love and ache of sisterhood. This story crawled inside me and took root, and I’m certain it will never let go.”
“Dark, gorgeous, and gruesome, THE SEVENTH SISTER blends the dreamlike nostalgia of youth with the terror of vivid childhood nightmares in this fairytale for the feral. Mysterious, magical, and absolutely not to be missed!”
“Wilder Girls meets The Wicker Man in this folk horror tale of sisterhood, isolation and decay. Lyrical and beautifully rotten, The Seventh Sister will gnaw at your nerves while dragging you deep into the woods where feral girls summon ancient gods of their own making. As ever, Dawn Kurtagich has created a stunning story that is utterly consuming, raw and impossible to look away from.”
“Stitched together with earthy, primitive magic and the hum of raw dread, The Seventh Sister brims with verdant darkness. Eloquently beautiful and harrowing, in equal measure. Kurtagich’s sisters bewitch completely.”
“The Seventh Sister is a raw, primal, spore-choked love letter to the mysteries of the forest. Kurtagich’s writing is smooth and sinuous as liquid gold, her descriptions imbued with a horrible beauty. Equal parts terrifying and heart wrenching, this gothic folk horror fairytale is something to be savored.”
“Eerie and propulsive, The Seventh Sister masterfully weaves sisterhood and folk horror into a heartbreaking, twisted tale. All hail Daudir.”
“Hauntingly beautiful and delightfully unsettling, The Seventh Sister is a masterclass on folk horror. Kurtagich lures you deep into the forest island of Beltane and keeps you there with lichen-covered fingers until you can almost taste the mold and mushrooms. Dark, enchanting, and powerful, The Seventh Sister will have you whispering “All hail Daudir,” just to be safe.”
