In this follow-up to the mushroom-horror novella What Moves the Dead, Lt. Alex Easton is returning to a hunting lodge they inherited many years before before hosting a traveling mycologist for a visit. When they arrive, Easton discovers that the caretaker has died of mysterious causes — though when pressed, the locals say that it was the moroi, a dark creature that causes nightmares as it sits on your chest and sucks out your breath while you sleep.
I love just about everything T. Kingfisher writes, and this is no exception. She creates a very realistic fictitious country, with local legends that are truly horrifying to consider — who among us hasn't woken up breathless from a nightmare at some point? While it doesn't hurt to read What Moves the Dead first, it's certainly not required. Either way, this one's well worth a read.
*This book will be published Feb. 13, 2024.
