{"product_id":"what-moves-the-dead-sworn-soldier-1","title":"What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eT. KINGFISHER\u003c\/b\u003e writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including \n\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eA House with Good Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, cats, and a large garden full of suspicious mushrooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"While the events of the book are \u003cb\u003estrange and sinister\u003c\/b\u003e, the style and characters are \u003cb\u003ewarm and wry\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . The scares are effective, but you know you're in safe hands.\"--The New York Times \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA grotesque romp!\u003c\/b\u003e It takes up residence beneath your skin and refuses to leave.\"--Caitlin Starling, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Jane Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eCreepy, claustrophobic, and completely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Moves the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e left me delightfully repulsed. I adored this book!\"--Erin A. Craig, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eHouse of Salt and Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This gothic retelling is \n\u003cb\u003ea hair-raising, enthralling read\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Buzzfeed \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The distilled terror of T. Kingfisher's \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Moves the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e insinuates itself into the reader's nervous system from the very first sentence and quickly overtakes their sense of self control. \n\u003cb\u003eI was powerless against this novella's pestilential pull and had to finish it in one sitting\u003c\/b\u003e . . . or maybe it finished me.\"--Clay McLeod Chapman, author of \n\u003ci\u003eGhost Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eThoroughly creepy and utterly enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Publishers Weekly \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"T. Kingfisher spins biting wit, charm and terror into a tale that \n\u003cb\u003ewill make your skin crawl. Poe would be proud\u003c\/b\u003e!\"--Brom, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSlewfoot\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \n\u003cb\u003eDissects the heart of Poe's most famous tale and finds a wholly new mythology beating inside it \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Pure fun.\"--Andy Davidson, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Boatman's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eAn infectious new spin\u003c\/b\u003e on classic Gothic horror.\"--Booklist \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Moves the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003cb\u003ea must-read, period\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Jordan Shiveley, author of \n\u003ci\u003eHot Singles In Your Area\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA gothic delight!\u003c\/b\u003e\"--Lucy A. Snyder, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSister, Maiden, Monster\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fluid technicolor reimagining of Poe's \"House of Usher\" that takes no prisoners . . . \n\u003cb\u003eNot to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Brian Evenson, author of \n\u003ci\u003eLast Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003ePerfectly hair-raising\u003c\/b\u003e in all the right ways.\"--Premee Mohamed, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBeneath the Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers will be rapt as \n\u003cb\u003ethe tension builds to near bursting levels\u003c\/b\u003e and the true meaning of the title comes into full, skin-crawling view.\"--Library Journal \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; Indie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Book of the Year Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's \"The Fall of the House of Usher\" from Hugo, Locus, \u0026amp; Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAided 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlso by T. Kingfisher\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhat Feasts at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA House with Good Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNettle \u0026amp; Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Sorceress Comes to Call\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/17\/2022 (EAN 9781250830753, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 9 (EAN 9781250830753, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/29\/2022 (EAN 9781250830753, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/29\/2022 (EAN 9781250830784, Other)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKingfisher, T\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eT. 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