The Searching Dead
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Publisher Description
Featured in Library Journal's Top 20 Horror Bestseller List
“An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that” - Guillermo del Toro
Book 1 in the Three Births of Daoloth trilogy.
1952. On a school trip to France teenager Dominic Sheldrake begins to suspect his teacher Christian Noble has reasons to be there as secret as they're strange. Meanwhile a widowed neighbour joins a church that puts you in touch with your dead relatives, who prove much harder to get rid of. As Dominic and his friends Roberta and Jim investigate, they can’t suspect how much larger and more terrible the link between these mysteries will become. A monstrous discovery beneath a church only hints at terrors that are poised to engulf the world as the trilogy brings us to the present day…
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
World Fantasy Life Achievement Award winner Campbell's the Three Births of Daoloth series makes its U.S. debut with this spine-tingling tale set in 1950s Liverpool. As teenager Dominic Sheldrake begins his year at a new Catholic high school, he hears rumors from his eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Norris, about a man who can commune with the dead. Believing this kind of spiritualism to be heresy, Dominic is startled to learn that his new teacher, Mr. Noble, is the medium Mrs. Norris described. Together with his two friends, Jim and Bobby (short for Roberta), Dominic observes Mr. Noble's increasingly erratic behavior as he searches for proof of his abilities. After uncovering Mr. Noble's journal, which details his twisted activities, Dominic is pulled deeper into a strange and terrifying world of death and the occult. Campbell's nuanced prose blends mystery with eldritch terror and balances the dark moments with a wry sense of humor. Period details of a post-WWII Britain give the story an intimate sense of place. This is Campbell at the height of his powers, proving once again that he is a master of the genre.
