Horror Fantasy 2016

The Fisherman by John Langan

Published in Spanish as El pescador

Steep-banked and fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true.

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What it is

Horror in the countryside, with old rites · it's hiding a secret

What happens in it

Living with grief Folk horror

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Its world
A touch of the supernatural

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you want a book that understands loss
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting

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