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What Moves the Dead - Paperback
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What Moves the Dead
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- Atmospheric, Eerie, Funny
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- Gothic, Body horror
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- Friendship, Nature, War
- Pace
- Steady
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- 3 of 5. Dark, with real menace
- Romance
- None to speak of
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Complete the set: The Sworn Soldier books by T. Kingfisher
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An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist
A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee
A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher
When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania.
What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.
Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.
Author Biography
T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and a large garden full of suspicious mushrooms.
Details
- Author: T. Kingfisher
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 176
- Published: December 26, 2023
- Size: 5 x 8 x 0.5 in
- ISBN: 9781250830814
Praise
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While the events of the book are strange and sinister, the style and characters are warm and wry... The scares are effective, but you know you're in safe hands.
The New York Times
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A grotesque romp! It takes up residence beneath your skin and refuses to leave.
Caitlin Starling, USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence
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Creepy, claustrophobic, and completely entertaining, What Moves the Dead left me delightfully repulsed. I adored this book!
Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
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This gothic retelling is a hair-raising, enthralling read.
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