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Many of us have already heard – or heard of – Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, but this gothic post-war retelling is uniquely Kingfisher's.
I picked it up at a convention as part of a giveaway bag, and it was such a delightful surprise; I hadn't read Kingfisher before. The author's character, place, and object descriptions are visceral and creepy and immersed me deep in the tale, even as they creeped me out.
Despite its relatively short length, I felt like I got to know and admire (or fear) everyone in the story. Now I have this alternate universe in my head all the time now and hope – and fear – someday to return.
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From the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, 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…
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