What Stalks the Deep

By: T. Kingfisher

Narrated by: Avi Roque

The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.

"The third installment of [author T.] Kingfisher's Sworn Soldier series is once again masterfully performed by [narrator] Avi Roque..[his] tone suggests that true horror is about to be released."—Kirkus

"Voiced by [Avi] Roque, Alex proves an endearing and capable storyteller whose military discipline and down-to-earth manner help them keep their head amid the book's bizarre circumstances."— Library Journal

Alex Easton does not want to visit America.

They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted.

But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin—who went missing in that very mine—well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire

Critic reviews

Praise for What Moves the Dead:

“A grotesque romp! It takes up residence beneath your skin and refuses to leave.”—Caitlin Starling, USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence

“Thoroughly creepy and utterly enjoyable.”—Publishers Weekly

“Creepy, claustrophobic, and completely entertaining, What Moves the Dead left me delightfully repulsed. I adored this book!”—Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows

“T. Kingfisher spins biting wit, charm and terror into a tale that will make your skin crawl. Poe would be proud!”—Brom, author of Slewfoot

“Dissects the heart of Poe’s most famous tale and finds a wholly new mythology beating inside it. …Pure fun.”—Andy Davidson, author of The Boatman's Daughter

“What Moves the Dead is a must-read, period.”—Jordan Shiveley, author of Hot Singles In Your Area

“A gothic delight!”—Lucy A. Snyder, author of Sister, Maiden, Monster

“A fluid technicolor reimagining of Poe's "House of Usher" that takes no prisoners. . . Not to be missed.”—Brian Evenson, author of Last Days

“Perfectly hair-raising in all the right ways.”—Premee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising

Another great book in the Series

Another great book in this series. Riveting storyline, excellent writing, and the best audio voice I've heard to date. Thriller right to the very end.

Love this series!

This book was WAY better than the 2nd book. Though not as scary as the first book. I love the characters and the “monster” is such an interesting concept. Very Star Trek.

What Stalks Your Nightmares

This was an excellent read. it stands well on its own, but continues the adventures of characters from an earlier volume. Characters with different gender orientations live their lives without dwelling on them. These differences provide greater context and depth for appreciating their approaches to problem solving. And this book gives every character plenty of problems to solve. The reader won't see the problems or solutions coming.

Robot voice?

I enjoyed the book itself, but the narrator made really bad choices. They gave the main character a very unnatural and robotic voice. The cadence and flow was unbearable. It felt like a bad AI reading of the book. Not for every character, just the main character and their inner monologue, which is a significant portion of the book.

Not the SOS. Creative and intelligent horror with delightful characters.

Narrator stressed the wrong words on a couple of occasions. (IMHO) Extra words to satisfy the minimum.