What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher is a dark fantasy novel published by Tor Publishing Group on July 12, 2022. This edition features 176 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Alex Easton, a retired soldier who travels to the ancestral home of the Ushers in Ruritania upon learning that their childhood friend, Madeline Usher, is gravely ill. Upon arrival, Alex encounters a disturbing landscape filled with fungal growths and strange wildlife, as well as the unsettling conditions affecting Madeline and her brother Roderick.
Readers will find a gripping reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” where Alex, alongside a British mycologist and an American doctor, seeks to uncover the dark secrets surrounding the Usher family. The narrative delves into themes of horror and the supernatural, creating an atmospheric experience that explores the eerie dynamics of the House of Usher. This special hardcover edition includes unique illustrations by the author, enhancing the overall reading experience.
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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
*A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*
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.
Also by T. Kingfisher
What Feasts at Night
A House with Good Bones
Nettle & Bone
Thornhedge
A Sorceress Comes to Call
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