What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher
What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher
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What Moves the Dead

Author: T. Kingfisher

Narrator: Avi Roque

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2022


Synopsis

"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed

"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile Magazine

From 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."

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 brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.

Aided 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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

About T. Kingfisher

T. KINGFISHER (she/her) writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, and A Sorceress Comes to Call. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.

About Avi Roque

Avi Roque is a Latiné, trans masculine, nonbinary actor and voiceover artist. They have narrated over 55 audiobooks and have received numerous accolades, including an Odyssey Award, a SOVAS Award, and multiple Earphones Awards for outstanding narration. Their debut audiobook, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, was featured on Audible’s Top 10 Best Audiobooks of 2020.Avi is passionate about bringing LGBTQIA+ stories to life, especially those centered on marginalized communities—stories they wish they had access to growing up. While they are deeply committed to narrating Trans and Queer narratives,Avi also advocates for being cast beyond the scope of their identity, encouraging producers to see the full range of their talent.You can also hear Avi as the voice of Raine Whispers in Disney’s animated series The Owl House.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on October 01, 2024

Who would have thought, soft/humorous horror was a thing... and my thing?......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on August 26, 2024

What on earth is happening in that decaying Usher house? Why do Roderick and his sister Madeline resemble zombies from Night of the Living Dead? The story evokes Mexican Gothic vibes: a creepy haunted house, hares with seemingly endless lives, a strangely glowing lake, fungal infestations spreading......more

Goodreads review by Telen on September 08, 2024

I was expecting a gothic body horror experience, but what I got was something quite different. The gothic vibe was missing, and while there were hints of body horror, they were incredibly mild for the most part. The narration, however, kept things light and engaging, adding a quippy, almost comedic......more

Goodreads review by Tola on October 24, 2024

takie troche wyzebrane te trzy gwiazdki......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 29, 2022

"I did not know how to deal with this sort of death, the one that comes slow and inevitable and does not let go. I am a solider, I deal in cannonballs and rifle shots. I understand how a wound can fester and kill a soldier, but there is still the initial wound, something that can be avoided with a l......more


Awards

  • Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year
  • Library Journal Best Books of the Year