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The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic novella, "What Moves the Dead ".
Retired soldier Alex Easton returns in a horrifying new adventure.
After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter, they find themself heading to their family hunting lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their home country, Gallacia.
In theory, one can find relaxation in even the coldest and dampest of Gallacian autumns, but when Easton arrives, they find the caretaker dead, the lodge in disarray, and the grounds troubled by a strange, uncanny silence. The villagers whisper that a breath-stealing monster from folklore has taken up residence in Easton’s home. Easton knows better than to put too much stock in local superstitions, but they can tell that something is not quite right in their home. . . or in their dreams.
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2 primary booksSworn Soldier is a 2-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by T. Kingfisher. The next book is scheduled for release on .
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A spooky dark forest with a questionable house and locals that don’t like the people staying at the house is exactly what this book needed. The fact that the narrator is Alex and they are in their home country again just makes it all better! And that is only the first little bit of the book! The people Alex has around them and the investigation really made me enjoy this book and experience. I can’t believe I almost didn’t read this duology.
I loved this book and I think it is a great sequel to the first one, although it does not surpass it. I love Easton as a character and Miss Potter, and loved to see them both return. The new characters introduced were also great, The Widow especially. The way the story was told was good and made it really suspenseful. The vibes were also immaculate. The superstitious things that the Widow was going I enjoyed thoroughly. It was definitely less creepy than the first book, but fungi will do that to you.
3.5 - Slow start but really picked up by the end. Alex has some pretty rotten luck. I didn't think the first book needed a sequel, but it was nice to get more depth from these characters. Overall enjoyed it and would recommend to T. Kingfisher fans.