What Feasts at Night

Hardcover, 176 pages

Published March 26, 2024 by Tor Nightfire.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-83085-2

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 …

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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Jaelyn reviewed What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier, #2)

Simple and enjoyable

5 stars

I am glad I returned to this books, I adore TK's writing and the world she has built around Easton. Such wonderful characters and turns of phrases in such short stories, it is quite rewarding. I could almost see this as a kind of 19th century Central European X-Files. My only regret is I am unable to visit this sad little country on account of its fictionality.

KnitAFett reviewed What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier, #2)

A surprisingly good sequel.

4 stars

I was hesitant to pick this one up initially because so many sequels for books that could easily have been a one-off tend to try too hard and just lose focus. I'm definitely glad that I decided to give it a go finally, because I was quite surprised by it.

The horror aspects of this book were not quite as heavy as the first, but I didn't mind at all due to the fact that you really got to know more about Easton and their PTSD issues from the war. Easton has such great banter and it adds a perfect layer of light humor to the undertones of the book.

I'll definitely be reading the third one when it gets released and would recommend this to anyone that enjoyed the first.

I was hesitant to pick this one up initially because so many sequels for books that could easily have been a one-off tend to try too hard and just lose focus. I'm definitely glad that I decided to give it a go finally, because I was quite surprised by it.

The horror aspects of this book were not quite as heavy as the first, but I didn't mind at all due to the fact that you really got to know more about Easton and their PTSD issues from the war. Easton has such great banter and it adds a perfect layer of light humor to the undertones of the book.

I'll definitely be reading the third one when it gets released and would recommend this to anyone that enjoyed the first.

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