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What Moves The Dead

By T. Kingfisher
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher is an eerie reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher". It follows the protagonist as they visit a dying friend at the unsettling Usher family estate. The house and surrounding grounds are shrouded in creepiness, with frequent strange occurrences hinting at a sinister secret lurking within.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the atmosphere of classic horror tales like "The Fall of the House of Usher" and love modern, chilling twists. It combines gothic horror with a supernatural mystery that will keep you engrossed until the very end.

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An instant USA Today & Indie bestseller. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel 2023 and finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novella 2023.

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The Fall of the House of Usher meets Mexican Gothic in this new horror novella by award-winning author, T. Kingfisher.

An instant USA Today & Indie bestseller.

From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic The Fall of the House of Usher.

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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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher has been praised for its atmospheric storytelling and eerie, immersive setting. Readers appreciate its clever retelling of classic horror themes and commend the author's ability to blend gothic elements with sharp wit and humour. The book's engaging characters and compelling narrative have captivated audiences, making it a notable entry in the genre of Horror & Supernatural.

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ISBN: 9781803360072

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

T. Kingfisher is the adult fiction pseudonym of Ursula Vernon. She is an author and illustrator based in North Carolina who has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Dragon awards. Her debut adult horror novel, The Twisted Ones, won the 2020 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel, and was followed by the critically acclaimed The Hollow Places.

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