Title: What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier #3)
Author: T. Kingfisher
Publisher: Tor Nightfire 2025
Genre: Horror
Pages: 179
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Winter TBR - Horror; Cover Lover - Compound word in title or author’s name
Alex Easton does not want to visit America.
They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted.
But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin―who went missing in that very mine―well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
Another really good novella featuring the indomitable Alex Easton! This time finds our hero deep in an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia searching for a friend’s cousin. Of course Easton is going to find something creepy and probably dangerous down in that mine. I love how Kingfisher can ramp up the tension throughout the chapter until the big reveal to Alex and the audience. This one wasn’t quite as terrifying as the first one or as atmospheric as the second one, but it was definitely a solid horror novella. I cannot wait to see what Kingfisher dreams up next for our favorite Sworn Soldier.
Sworn Soldier
#2 What Feasts at Night
#3 What Stalks the Deep
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