Cherie Priest staat bekend om haar steampunk pulp-avonturen in de Clockwork Century-serie, die begon met Boneshaker. Haar werken, geprezen om hun onderscheidende stijl en meeslepende verhalen, ontvingen nominaties voor prestigieuze literaire prijzen en werden vertaald in talen. Met haar schrijven verkent Priest boeiende thema's en biedt ze lezers onvergetelijke literaire ervaringen.
Set against a backdrop of nighttime melodies, the story unfolds with characters drawn together by the enchanting sounds that fill the air. As they navigate their individual paths, the music serves as a catalyst for connections, revelations, and transformations. Themes of longing, community, and the power of music weave through their experiences, creating a rich tapestry of emotions that resonate deeply. This narrative invites readers to explore how music can shape lives and forge unexpected bonds.
The search for answers surrounding a long-dead woman found in a tree drives Kate Thrush and Dr. Judith Kane to the decaying town of Cinderwich, Tennessee. As they investigate the mystery of Ellen, who may be linked to both women, they encounter a community unwilling to confront its dark past. Their quest for closure reveals unsettling truths about the town and its history, leading them to confront the hidden malevolence that has festered beneath the surface.
A new dark historical fantasy from the “supremely gifted”* Cherie Priest, author of Mapelcroft and Boneshaker. In the trenches of Europe during the Great War, Tomás Cordero operated a weapon more devastating than any gun: a flame projector that doused the enemy in liquid fire. Having left the battlefield a shattered man, he comes home to find yet more tragedy—for in his absence, his wife has died of the flu. Haunted by memories of the woman he loved and the atrocities he perpetrated, Tomás dreams of fire and finds himself setting match to flame when awake.... Alice Dartle is a talented clairvoyant living among others who share her gifts in the community of Cassadaga, Florida. She too dreams of fire, knowing her nightmares are connected to the shell-shocked war veteran and widower. And she believes she can bring peace to him and his wife’s spirit. But the inferno that threatens to consume Tomás and Alice was set ablaze centuries ago by someone whose hatred transcended death itself.... *Christopher Golden, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks; and when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.... The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so. I remain a suspect in the brutal deaths of my father and his second wife despite the verdict of innocence at my trial. With our inheritance, my sister, Emma, and I have taken up residence in Maplecroft, a mansion near the sea and far from gossip and scrutiny. But it is not far enough from the affliction that possessed my parents. Their characters, their very souls, were consumed from within by something that left malevolent entities in their place. It originates from the ocean’s depths, plaguing the populace with tides of nightmares and madness. This evil cannot hide from me. No matter what guise it assumes, I will be waiting for it. With an axe.
When psychic travel agent Leda Foley is approached by a man searching for his sister, she agrees to help. The woman disappeared with a vintage orange car, a fat sack of her employer's cash, and a grudge against her philandering husband--who never reported her missing. Meanwhile, Seattle PD detective Grady Merritt has misplaced his dog. While passing out 'lost' flyers at the Mount Rainier visitor centre, the pooch appears--with a human leg in his mouth. Leda and Grady will need one dog, a fair share of teamwork, and perhaps a bit of clairvoyant karaoke to solve their cases.
Tales of tentacles, terror, and madness from the publisher who brought you Wastelands, The Living Dead, and Brave New Worlds First described by visionary author H. P. Lovecraft, the Cthulhu mythos encompass a pantheon of truly existential cosmic horror: Eldritch, uncaring, alien god-things, beyond mankind’s deepest imaginings, drawing ever nearer, insatiably hungry, until one day, when the stars are right.… As that dread day, hinted at within the moldering pages of the fabled Necronomicon, draws nigh, tales of the Great Old Ones—Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Hastur, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and the weird cults that worship them—have cross-pollinated, drawing authors and other dreamers to imagine the strange dark aeons ahead, when the dead-but-dreaming gods return. Now, intrepid anthologist Ross E. Lockhart has delved deep into the Cthulhu canon, selecting from myriad mind-wracking tomes twenty-seven sanity-shattering stories of cosmic terror. Featuring fiction by many of today’s masters of the menacing, macabre, and monstrous, including Laird Barron, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Thomas Ligotti, The Book of Cthulhu goes where no collection of Cthulhu mythos tales has gone before: to the very edge of madness... and beyond! Do you dare open The Book of Cthulhu? Do you dare heed the call?
Set against a backdrop of devastating floods, the story intertwines the supernatural with the undead, creating a thrilling atmosphere. As a stand-alone sequel to previous works, it continues to explore dark themes and complex characters. The author, recognized as a rising master in the genre, delivers an engaging narrative that promises both suspense and depth, appealing to fans of supernatural fiction.
Set in Chickamauga, Georgia, America's oldest national military park, the story explores the haunting presence of Old Green Eyes, a spectral figure known for his glowing gaze. With a history marked by 35,000 Civil War casualties, the park is said to be haunted, but Old Green Eyes is viewed as a protective guardian rather than a threat. His presence ensures that the dead can rest peacefully, free from disturbance, creating an atmosphere of reverence and respect for the battlefield's somber history.
When the forces conspiring to keep the Civil War going come for him and his invention--a calculating engine called Fiddlehead--ex-slave Gideon Bardsley turns to his patron, former president Abraham Lincoln, for protection until he can end his data-processing research.
