Jessica reviewed What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier, #1)
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3 stars
Entertaining, but thoroughly predictable. I definitely liked the ternary gender system.
Kindle, 159 pages
English language
Published July 12, 2022 by Tor Nightfire.
What Moves the Dead is a 2022 horror novella by Ursula Vernon, writing under the pen name T. Kingfisher. It is based on the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe. The novella received critical acclaim, winning the 2023 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel and becoming a finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novella. A standalone sequel entitled What Feasts at Night was published on February 13, 2024.
Entertaining, but thoroughly predictable. I definitely liked the ternary gender system.