by Allyson Longueira | Oct 23, 2014
Children
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
McIntyre tries everything he can think of to escape his family legacy. Regardless of his efforts, the end remains the same: death. McIntyre learned to deal with death long ago, but when the same legacy threatens his son, McIntyre knows he must find a new way to fight or he’ll lose everything.
“[Rusch’s horror stories are] horror in the same way that Robert Bloch’s Psycho is—horror of the soul.”
<i>—Locus</i>
by Allyson Longueira | May 14, 2014
Shadow Side
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Dan Retsler left Oregon for a reason. He never planned to return. But something draws him to accept an interview for police chief in a small town near the Oregon Caves. After all, the caves call the mountains their home, not the coast, where Retsler still fights haunting memories of strange creatures. But he soon discovers that something lurks in the shadows of this mountain town. Something linked to deaths too strange to be normal. Now, Retsler must investigate the type of crime he swore to leave behind—a crime that might decide his future once and for all.
“Fantasy creatures and paranormal powers in a great writing style.”
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by Allyson Longueira | Apr 15, 2014
Heart Flesh
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
In the months following Tim’s death, Sarah dreams. When a mysterious book with a strange dedication and an even stranger plot arrives at her home, her dreams turn to nightmares. Sarah no longer knows how to differentiate dreams from reality. Finding the truth will make the difference between a frightening end or a new beginning.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s “Heart Flesh” follows a grieving widow on her disturbing journey of self-discovery through the fear and despair of devastating loss.
“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
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by Allyson Longueira | Apr 15, 2014
Harvest
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The almanac determines traditions in Kerry’s family. Only her granddaughter Amanda doesn’t want to follow the almanac. And if Amanda doesn’t, then the power, hidden inside those traditions, might destroy her—and everyone she loves. Chosen as one of the best stories of the year, “Harvest” evokes the powerful force of family legacy.
“Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.”
<i>The Times</i> (London)
by Allyson Longueira | Mar 21, 2014
The Devil’s Churn
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Fifty years after a stormy sea swallowed Spencer Chadwick at the treacherous Devil’s Churn, his old sweetheart, Addy, finds herself face-to-face with a past she hoped to forget. She fled Dory Cove after that fateful day and stayed away until now—until her mother’s death draws her back. And now, in her mother’s yard, she finds young Spence’s lookalike.
Soon, the people of Dory Cove discover the impossible—Spence has returned. But what happened all those years ago, and what brought Spence back, will threaten to uncover long buried secrets. Secrets the people of Dory Cove fear will unleash a horrifying power from the sea—a power that might swallow the entire town before anyone can stop it.
In The Devil’s Churn, bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch creates a terrifying world where the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean unleash a secret evil lurking among the crashing waves.
“…a remarkable amount of plot as well as beguiling characters.”
<i>Publishers Weekly</i>