What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, 2)

Name: What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, 2)
Price: 11.8 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (4200 reviews)
Author: T. Kingfisher

by T. Kingfisher

4.2

Published Feb 13, 2024

About this book

Alex Easton, a retired soldier still haunted by the horrors of the Usher estate, seeks only the respite of their family hunting lodge in the damp, isolated forests of Gallacia. Accompanied by their eccentric companions, Angus and Miss Potter, Alex hopes for a mundane autumn. Instead, they arrive to find the lodge in ruins, the caretaker dead, and the surrounding woods gripped by an unnatural, suffocating silence.

Local legends speak of a malevolent, breath-stealing entity that hunts under the cover of darkness, but Alex remains skeptical of folklore until the terror begins to bleed into their own dreams. As the boundaries between reality and nightmare blur, Alex must confront a threat that defies conventional military logic. The atmosphere is thick with gothic dread, forcing Alex to rely on their wits and the unwavering, albeit complicated, support of their friends to survive the encroaching darkness.

With the lodge transforming into a trap and an unseen predator stalking the grounds, Alex must determine if the monster is a myth brought to life or something far more personal. In this chilling exploration of grief and survival, the line between the living and the dead grows perilously thin.

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What readers are saying

K. Bird Lincoln

Alex and Angus head home to Gallacia and terrifying night time hauntings

"Disclosure: I am a rabid T. Kingfisher fan. I read all her stuff. I love all her stuff. Our favorite Sworn Soldier returns go var home country of Gallacia with trust Angus by var side in this second installment– still shell shocked from war and from the mycelium doings of the first book. Yes, “var” is not a typo. If you have trouble with matter-of-fact treatment of non-binary characters, don’t read this. If you like dry humor, big-hearted heroes, gray-haired no nonsense amateur mushroom scientists from Britain, slow-thinking but wicked chess rural peasants and Finnish doctors as likely to recommend a sauna as foul smelling medicine for a likely-supernaturally induced cough, read on. Alex comes home to a hunting lodge in Gallacia to find the caretaker dead, and rumors of a supernatural haunting flying about the village. Ms. Potter arrives for some mushroom-hunting, and all of a sudden Alex is having terrifying dreams. Per usual, Kingfisher excels at showing cranky, true-hearted characters just getting on with the business of life after various traumas. Alex’s self-deprecating humor is a veneer over courage and competency and a history of killing in a war. There is a lovely mix of gothic terror, folktales, and mushroom trivia in this series, and here its more of a Balkan flavor. My only quibble is it ended too soon. I love being in Alex’s world, and wished that not only Angus and Ms. Potter could find companionship, but also Alex. Fingers crossed for more of Alex/Angus’s terrifying adventures. ["

February 25, 2024 Verified Purchase

Montzalee Wittmann

Good story!

"What Feast sat Night By T. Kingfisher This is book 2 in the Sworn Soldier series. In this book , Alex, Angus, and Miss Potter arrive at Alex's lodge. She finds that her hired caretaker has died. They have to hire someone new to cook and clean. No one wanted the job due to superstition. Belief that the caretaker died from an evil spirit. Soon, they find themselves facing the same spirit. Good story! ["

January 29, 2026 Verified Purchase

Elysian Fields

Supernatural Feasts

"I enjoyed this story of supernatural feasts but it didn't live up the What Moves the Dead in my mind; not that it had to but I expected too and maybe that was a bit unfair. I really enjoyed the characters Easton is by far a favorite and Bors was an unexpected delight. The setting was nice as well but I think for me the myth and the supernaturall aspect of the story fell a bit flat for me. I don't why. Maybe it was because it didn't feel as detailed or as "fleshed" out. I did feel as deeply pulled into this story as I wanted or expected. It was and is a wonderful read though and I am happy to have it in my library collection. I look forward to more from this author and I would be more the delighted to read more about Easton, Angus and even Miss Potters adventures. ["

May 4, 2024 Verified Purchase

Ariel H

I didn't know how Easton's story could continue

"When I read What Moves the Dead, I loved the retelling of Usher so much (more than the original Poe story), but seeing there was a sequel to it made me cautious. I wasn't sure what kind of a story could be told after the retelling is done. Turns out, Easton carrying on with the trauma of Usher's fall in their already-traumatized history made such a compelling beginning to a series. So in this series, we get to see Easton in an Usher-esque story BUT they're able to write a new story on their own. I love seeing the narrator of Usher try to move on and still get sucked up in another Gothic drama. Seeing the retelling move on is so cool! ALSO, this book is incredibly well written. I love Easton's development, I love the subtle humor about gender and norms, I love all the characters and the environment and the MOTHS! This book is just so good!! I wish I could tell Kingfisher how much I hate her because she's such a great writer. And I know this book has just been published, but I'm dying for another in the series. I need twelve Sworn Soldier books at least. ["

March 6, 2024 Verified Purchase