What Stalks the Deep
Will be published approx. on 29. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-80336-973-0 (ISBN)
Description
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America, from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author T. Kingfisher. Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Stephen Graham Jones.
Alex Easton does not want to visit America.
They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted.
But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin-who went missing in that very mine-well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
Alex Easton does not want to visit America.
They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted.
But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin-who went missing in that very mine-well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
Reviews / Votes
Praise for What Moves the DeadA grotesque romp! It takes up residence beneath your skin and refuses to leave.
-Caitlin Starling, USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence
Thoroughly creepy and utterly enjoyable.
-Publishers Weekly
Creepy, claustrophobic, and completely entertaining, What Moves the Dead left me delightfully repulsed. I adored this book!
-Erin A. Craig, NYT bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
T. Kingfisher spins biting wit, charm and terror into a tale that will make your skin crawl. Poe would be proud!
-Brom, author of Slewfoot
Dissects the heart of Poe's most famous tale and finds a wholly new mythology beating inside it. ...Pure fun.
-Andy Davidson, author of The Boatman's Daughter
What Moves the Dead is a must-read, period.
-Jordan Shiveley, author of Hot Singles In Your Area
A gothic delight!
-Lucy A. Snyder, author of Sister, Maiden, Monster
A fluid technicolor reimagining of Poe's House of Usher that takes no prisoners...Not to be missed.
-Brian Evenson, author of Last Days
Perfectly hair-raising in all the right ways.
-Premee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 55 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80336-973-0 (9781803369730)
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Person
T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen name author Ursula Vernon uses when writing for adults. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics. As Kingfisher, she has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Dragon Awards, including the Hugo for Best Novel for her book Nettle & Bone. When she is not writing, she is probably out in the garden, trying to make eye contact with butterflies.