What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher is a reprint edition published by Tor Publishing Group on December 26, 2023. This 176-page book presents a reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” focusing on Alex Easton, a retired soldier who returns to the ancestral home of the Ushers upon learning that their childhood friend, Madeline Usher, is dying. The narrative unfolds in a setting filled with unsettling fungal growths and possessed wildlife, creating an atmosphere steeped in dark fantasy and horror.
Readers will encounter a tale that delves into the eerie dynamics of the Usher family, as Alex, alongside a British mycologist and an American doctor, seeks to uncover the mysteries surrounding Madeline’s sleepwalking and her brother Roderick’s peculiar affliction. The book explores themes of the occult and supernatural, drawing on gothic elements to enhance its chilling narrative. This edition is presented in English and features dimensions of 8 inches in height and 5 inches in length, making it a compact addition to any bookshelf.
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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.
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