Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. KingfisherThe year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects, or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work than the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder’s entomological studies have taken him down a dark road full of parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh, and that his monstrous experiments may grow to encompass his newest illustrator as well."Kingfisher is not afraid to twist the knife."—The Washington Post
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Wolf Worm
Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. KingfisherThe year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects, or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work than the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder’s entomological studies have taken him down a dark road full of parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh, and that his monstrous experiments may grow to encompass his newest illustrator as well."Kingfisher is not afraid to twist the knife."—The Washington Post
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Reviewed by ShiMalerei und Naturwissenschaft, zwei eng verwobene Künste, deren Ideen in diesem Buch aufeinandertreffen. Mit real fundierten wissenschaftlichen Betrachtungen und eigenen Erfahrungen als Illustratorin erschafft Kingfisher einen spannenden Ausgangspunkt für einen Horror, der sowohl das Vertraute, als auch das Fremde verkörpert. Die Ich-Erzähl-Perspektive bietet nicht nur die Möglichkeit, die erzählte Welt aus erster Hand kennenzulernen, sondern auch eine immersive Erfahrung mit Raum für eigene Spekulationen. Eine Mischung aus Body Horror, der Angst vor Hilflosigkeit und dem Unbekannten. Das Buch liest sich weg wie nichts und hat definitiv einen hohen Standard für meine nächsten Horror-Reads geschaffen!