The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth

Kyle Murchison Booth

by Sarah Monette

The dead and the monstrous will not leave Kyle Murchison Booth alone, for an unwilling foray into necromancy has made him sensitive to--and attractive to--the creatures who roam the darkness of his once-safe world. Ghosts, ghouls, incubi: all have one thing in common. They know Booth for one of their own . . .

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Short Stories, Fiction, Mystery, LGBT, Queer

253 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

My pseudonym is Katherine Addison. Katherine reviews nonfiction. Sarah reviews fiction. Fair warning: I read very little fiction these days.

I was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, one of the secret cities of the Manhattan Project. I studied English and Classics in college, and have gone on to get my M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature. My first four novels were published by Ace Books. I have written two collaborations with Elizabeth Bear for Tor: A Companion to Wolves and The Tempering of Men. My short stories have appeared in lots of different places, including Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Weird Tales, and Strange Horizons; I've published two collections of short stories, Somewhere Beneath Those Waves and The Bone Key. I collect books, and my husband collects computer parts, so our living space is the constantly contested border between these two imperial ambitions.

Reviews

[Kathrin Passig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich mochte das Konzept: Horror-Geschichten im Stil von M. R. James, aber sympathischer und mit einem interessanten Protagonisten. Ich habe alle Geschichten gern gelesen, nur drei Sterne, weil der Horror für mich nicht funktioniert hat (mit einer Ausnahme).