And He Shall Appear

The thrilling new dark academia debut novel; Saltburn meets The Secret History

'As stunning as it is unsettling. A contemporary gothic masterpiece' KATY HAYS

In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold…

When a young man arrives in Cambridge as a first-year student, he finds himself an outsider. There’s the punting and the politics, the wine and the waistcoats, all seemingly familiar to everyone but him. Then he falls under the spell of Bryn Cavendish.

A notorious party boy and skilled magician, Bryn is magnetic. To be in his circle is to revel in clouds of ecstasy, untouched by the rules. To be exiled is to haunt the peripheries of campus life like a ghost.

As the academic year intensifies and Bryn’s magic tricks become more sinister, one question lingers. Is Bryn’s charisma the source of his influence or does he wield a much darker and more dangerous power?

‘A haunting campus novel about the perils of ambition, the inexorable appeal of magic, and the delicious feeling of being chosen, AND HE SHALL APPEAR is as stunning as it is unsettling. With sparkling prose and devilishly skillful storytelling, Van Der Borgh’s debut left me unnerved and enchanted–a contemporary gothic masterpiece’ Katy Hays, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cloisters

'A darkly intricate, disturbing novel wound tightly with infatuation, devotion and magic' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb

'An eerie, deeply disturbing tale that is as mesmerizing as it is provocative' Starred Booklist Review

'A darkly glittering tale of longing, obsession, power and magic. Enthralling and genuinely unsettling, it transported me to beautiful, shadowy quads where nothing can be trusted' Hazel Barkworth, author of Heatstroke