Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.Īided 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.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poes classic 'The Fall of the House of Usher. Who knew you could go back to the 1890s and create a society whose need for military, outways its. The nonbinary, ex-soldier is a brilliant protagonist, so solid and reasonable, they are not scared of whatever ails their friends, the Ushers. 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. 5/5: A smelly retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher, What Moves the Dead is a weird and wonderful novella that packs a pungent, revolting punch.
Kingfisher, the 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."
A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author. "Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook.holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." - AudioFile Magazineįrom T. Kingfisher, the 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. "The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed
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