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Reluctant Immortals

Gwendolyn Kiste

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English
Miscellaneous
23 August 2022
2023 Lambda Literary Award Winner

2023 Bram Stoker Award Finalist for Superior Achievement in a Novel For fans of Mexican Gothic, from three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a novel inspired by the untold stories of forgotten women in classic literature--from Lucy Westnera, a victim of Stoker's Dracula, and Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester's attic-bound wife in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre--as they band together to combat the toxic men bent on destroying their lives, set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Haight-Ashbury, 1967.

Reluctant Immortals is a historical horror novel that looks at two men of classic literature, Dracula and Mr. Rochester, and the two women who survived them, Bertha and Lucy, who are now undead immortals residing in Los Angeles in 1967 when Dracula and Rochester make a shocking return in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco.

Combining elements of historical and gothic fiction with a modern perspective, in a tale of love and betrayal and coercion, Reluctant Immortals is the lyrical and harrowing journey of two women from classic literature as they bravely claim their own destiny in a man's world.

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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 136mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   295g
ISBN:   9781982172350
ISBN 10:   1982172355
Pages:   320
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Gwendolyn Kiste is the Bram Stoker Award -winning author of The Rust Maidens, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, Pretty Marys All in a Row, The Invention of Ghosts, Boneset & Feathers, and Reluctant Immortals. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Tor's Nightfire, Vastarien, Black Static, Daily Science Fiction, Unnerving, Interzone, and LampLight, as well as Flame Tree Publishing's Gothic Fantasy series, among others. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, two cats, and not nearly enough ghosts. You can also find her online at Facebook and Twitter @GwendolynKiste.

Reviews for Reluctant Immortals

"""This is a timely and entertaining tale... Kiste wraps it all together in a package that never feels preachy and has the flair one would expect from an author of her caliber."" --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ""An engrossing thought experiment that reexamines classic literature through a 21st century lens... The novel is a timely metaphor for women refusing to stay quiet about the abuse they've undergone."" --Criminal Element ""An ode to forgotten women everywhere, a tale where every detail satisfyingly matters as readers rush to the emotional conclusion... Kiste's first book from a major publishing house brings her award-winning, feminism-fueled horror to more readers."" --Library Journal ""The award-winning Kiste delves into the never-changing existence of two misunderstood, undead survivors of intimidation and violence... Fans of Gothic horror with a literary twist will be delighted."" --Booklist"


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