T. Kingfisher | Fantasy

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Name: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 9781250830814
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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When a retired soldier receives an urgent summons to the crumbling estate of a childhood friend, they arrive to find the household rotting under a sinister, parasitic fungus.

When retired Gallacian officer Alex Easton rushes to the remote ancestral home of Roderick and Madeline Usher, they expect to comfort a dying friend. Instead, Alex enters a bleak, suffocating landscape where the estate's lake glows with an eerie luminescence, local wildlife behaves erratically, and bizarre fungal growths blanket the manor walls. Madeline walks in her sleep while consumed by a mysterious wasting illness, and Roderick succumbs to severe nervous affliction. Joined by a British mycologist and an American doctor, Alex must uncover the unsettling biological horror consuming the Usher family before the parasitic infestation claims them as well. A standout entry in gothic horror novellas and dark fantasy fiction, T. Kingfisher’s What Moves the Dead delivers a chilling, atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Kingfisher grounds Poe’s surreal gothic atmosphere in a terrifyingly tangible biological infection. The practical, dry-witted perspective of Alex Easton provides a refreshing anchor against the uncanny fungal dread. An unsettling and fast-paced reading experience for anyone who enjoys creature features, haunted estates, and dark classic retellings.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Nightfire

Pages: 165

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 2023

ISBN: 9781250830814

Condition Note: Acceptable Reading Copy: Complete and fully readable text. Features water rippling/staining to outer page margins.

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