What Moves the Dead
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What Moves the Dead

by T. Kingfisher

2022•Horror•170 pages

Taste attributes: horrorfantasymysteryhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury horror novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Open Library rating

3.6 / 5

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About This Book

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 Ruravia.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorFantasyMysteryHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

HorrorFantasyGothicMysteryRetellingsNovellaHistorical FictionAdult

Details

Author
T. Kingfisher
Published
2022
Pages
170
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