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S.J. Shank is a lover of dead languages and collapsed empires. His writing inhabits the grim borderlands between fantasy, horror and historical fiction. He is the author of The Knave of Graves, Mountain Fast and Rare Specimen and Other Stories.

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	Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror 4.02 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knave of Graves 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rare Specimen and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution by Coy Hall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.M. Thor, Josh Reynolds 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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S.J. Shank liked Jen Self's review of The Knave of Graves: "This slow burn, complex and unique dark fantasy was a fun read! If you like weird folklore, night hags, necromancy or the occult, give this one a read! "
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S.J. Shank liked Steve Stred's review of The Knave of Graves: "Huge thanks to S.J. for sending me a digital ARC of this one! It was only last August of 2024 that I read Shank’s debut novel, ‘Mountain Fast,’ a historical fiction horror novel about a group of soldiers heading to a fortress where nobody wants to g" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Shank liked groofay's review of Rare Specimen and Other Stories: "This is a slender book of dark and imaginative short fiction, some no more than a snapshot spanning a couple pages, others a bit more fleshed out--but none too much so. There are whispers here and there of some mysterious religious orders (cults? Pro" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Shank liked Michael Shotter's review of Rare Specimen and Other Stories: "Like the collection itself, I'm going to keep this short and sweet. If you're in the mood for some brief yet satisfying tales of speculative fiction, or are simply interested in sampling S.J. Shank's work as an author, "Rare Specimen and Other Storie" Read more of this review »
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“People are afraid of the forest but chiefly it is other people one must fear between the trees.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

tags: gothic-novel, horror, people, trees

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“Maybe Kuszkol is situated in a wild, wild place. High in the mountains. They say that when the snow piles thick and the air grows still, even the birds loathe to fly lest their flapping disturb the mountain's peace. Imagine the vastness of that place, way up high in the sky. Totally silent. And cold.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

tags: gothic-novel, horror, poetic

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“Roots that run so deep have no trouble piercing stone.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

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