Sunday, November 12, 2023

What Moves the Dead by Ursula Vernon

I'm going to give it a 3.5 and round up. This is a pretty good story as retellings go. If you're not familiar with the original story then the pretty clear telegraphing of the root cause of the Fall of the House of Usher takes away from it a bit. Recasting the protagonist as a non-binary soldier is a solid move. So overall I enjoyed it.

So this is the first in a series. Where else is Easton going to go? We shall see.

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