T. Kingfisher is back with the sequel to 2022’s What Moves the Dead.
We follow Alex, who travels to Gallacia as a favor to his friend, but things go awry when they find the home they’re staying at empty and the caretaker dead.
They find out about a Gallacian folklore and a mystery creature that crawls on top of its victims and literally draws the life out of them.
Having said this, it does take a while to get to the meat of this short story (clocking in at around 160 pages).
Kingfisher spends a bit too much time skirting around the appealing aspects of the story, and it feels like the best parts are crammed into the final 30 pages.
A missed opportunity.
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher is available now from Titan Books.
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