Daughter of Hounds

Overview

Eight years ago, Emmie Silvey was born on Halloween during a full moon. Raised in Providence by her widower father, she's a strange, yellow-eyed girl, plagued with visions of impossible worlds and fabulous beings. Inextricably linked with a violent young woman named Soldier, together they must face the monsters and unearthly forces that have shaped their lives...and threaten their futures.

Editorial Reviews

Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's tales of legendary monsters running amok under the streets of New England, Kiernan's fifth novel (after Low Red Moon) to feature psychic sensitive Deacon Silvey and his supernaturally scarred family and friends is a hell-raising dark fantasy replete with ghouls, changelings and eerie intimations of a macabre otherworld. The story develops along two converging lines sketched in alternating chapters. In one, Deacon's adolescent daughter, Emmie, finds herself increasingly subject to weird presentiments and uncanny encounters that suggest she's more fey than mortal. In the other, a hard-boiled female demon-killer, Soldier, cuts a swath through Rhode Island's ghoul-infested underground on a vaguely defined mission that eventually brings her and Emmie together as partners. The complex plot springs abundant surprises involving forgotten cradle exchanges, mistaken identities and unexpected betrayals on its juggernaut roll to a memorable finale. Though more talky than Kiernan's usual, the story still manages an effective mix of atmosphere and action and resolves most of the major subplots. (Dec.)
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Author Information

Bio of Caitlin R. Kiernan

Caitlin R. Kiernan's short fiction has appeared in several anthologies, including Poppy Z. Brite's Love in Vein II, Ellen Datlow's Wild Justice, and Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Book of Dreams. She was the central writer for DC Comics' The Dreaming series. Her first novel, Silk, won the International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Penguin Group, Inc.

Filesize

1.68 MB

Number of Pages

384

eBook ISBN

9781429528993