House of Furies
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An all-new creepy fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum.
Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house.
But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure who to trust?
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Madeleine Roux. (2017). House of Furies. HarperCollins.
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An all-new creepy fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum.
Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house.
But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
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"Eerie and elegant. Roux suffuses House of Furies with constant, creeping dread." — Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author
"House of Furies takes the reader on a twisting path down a dark hall we're compelled to travel, no matter what is behind the door at the end. Darkly captivating." — Mindy McGinnis, Edgar Award-winning author of A Madness So Discreet
"House of Furies is absolutely terrific! Devious and fun, weird and scary, heartbreaking and triumphant. Madeleine Roux always—always—enchants and surprises!" — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Mars One
"Atmospheric, moody, and great fun." — Kirkus Reviews
"From eerie prologue to gory end, this gothic tale is imbued with a lingering sense of unease, offering up a Faustian plot that explores the darkest pits of human nature. Atmospheric and troubling, this series starter will sink its hooks into readers as surely as it frightens them." — Booklist
"Roux (the Asylum series) brings her gothic setting to rich life in this darkly delightful (and frequently gruesome) series opener." — Publishers Weekly
"House of Furies digs its claws into you and won't let go; a mesmerizing, haunting, gorgeously written journey into the heart of darkness." — Michelle Gagnon
"Madeleine Roux's House of Furies is both thrilling and effortless, catapulting the reader forward through a labyrinth of gothic mystery, tantalization and suspense." — Andrea Portes, author of Anatomy of a Misfit
Reviews for the Asylum series — ;
"A strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of trauma and terror on a place." — Publishers Weekly
"A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations that lead to a solid climax." — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
"Horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will delight in its fast-paced plot." — Booklist
"Page-turning and visually creepy." — Kirkus Reviews
"Days after reading Asylum, I'm still haunted by the images that Madeleine Roux's words conjured. Brilliant!" — New York Times bestselling author Zac Brewer
"Madeleine Roux's Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective nightmare." — Tor.com
"I started reading this one at my desk in broad daylight and still got goose bumps." — Glamour
"Seriously spooky." — School Library Journal
"With plentiful old photographs of carnival acts, Roux works the creepy verisimilitude that made Asylum such a page-turner. The haunted-house explorations are especially cinematic and spooky...Roux knows how to keep the action rolling and the reader hooked." — Booklist
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It’s 1809 in Malton, England, and Louisa Rose Ditton barely scrapes by telling fortunes in the market. When an old woman approaches Louisa with an offer of employment and a warm bed, she is soon on her way to Coldthistle House, “a place for the wayward and lost.” There, she meets the strange staff: Poppy, a girl whose voice holds terrible power; the tall, enigmatic Chijioke, who has a certain way with the dead; and the inscrutable master of the house, Mr. Morningside. She also finds friendship in Coldthistle’s new guest, Lee Brimble, who is there to research his claim to an inheritance. When Louisa discovers that Mr. Morningside’s motives toward his guests are anything but benign and that Lee may be in danger, she is determined to help. Roux (the Asylum series) brings her gothic setting to rich life in this darkly delightful (and frequently gruesome) series opener. Snippets and sketches from a fictitious book, Rare Myths and Legends, complement the unsettling atmosphere, offering clues to what otherworldly creature readers, and brave Louisa, will face next. Ages 14–up. Agent: Kate McKean, Howard Morhaim Literary.
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March 15, 2017
A runaway works at a boardinghouse for the damned in late-Georgian-period England.In a prologue, Louisa informs readers that she works for the Devil among other odd and cursed employees, cleaning up after the deaths of those who visit Coldthistle House. After fleeing an abusive, governess-training boarding school, Louisa scrapes by telling fortunes until she's rescued from a sticky situation by a crone who promises employment at Coldthistle House. On the way, they're joined by fellow Coldthistle-bound travelers: a wealthy (if unpleasant) man and his charming nephew, Lee, who takes to Louisa right away despite the fact that he's a guest and she's to be a new servant. Once they arrive, the crone quickly transforms into the much more proper house matron and manager, Mrs. Haylam, and Louisa's other new co-workers quickly befriend her. But soon Louisa uncovers just how supernatural the eerie proprietor, Mr. Morningside, and the rest of the residents are. All guests are sinners marked for death. Louisa must help Lee with a mystery of his own and prove he doesn't deserve a grisly end--or discover if he does. Characters' emotional connections create wonderful tension. Periodic illustrations and excerpts from fictional supernatural texts provide concise exposition. Most characters are white, while many are inhuman. Louisa's a classic Gothic narrator, her diction recalling genre standards. The ending is satisfying without ruling out sequels. Atmospheric, moody, and great fun. (Horror. 13-adult)COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Gr 8 Up-In this first installment of Roux's latest gothic horror series, the plot meanders around a creepy mansion where ghostlike apparitions appear to take the souls of unlucky sinners who have found their way to Coldthistle house. Death is imminent for its visitors. Louisa Ditton takes a job as a maid. Once she arrives and witnesses the depraved madness in the house, she vows to flee. Her boss is a charming cad named Mr. Morningside. Louisa is strangely captivated by Morningside's dark, brooding manner and wants to discover what secrets he and his strange house hold. The teen has a secret of her own, which is revealed late in the book. The glacial pace of the plot will deter most fans of the horror genre. VERDICT A secondary purchase for larger horror collections or where the author is popular.-Pamela Thompson, Col. John O. Ensor Middle School, El Paso, TXCopyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Grades 9-12 Life has been cruel to Louisa Ditton, an Irish girl in the early nineteenth century, who ekes out a living telling fortunes, ever since fleeing her oppressive boarding school. When an old woman offers her employment as a maid in a place called Coldthistle House, it seems like a boon: a roof, a hot meal, and companionship are all things that Louisa lacks. But Coldthistle is no ordinary boardinghouse. After a ghostly supernatural encounter, Coldthistle's young-seeming owner, Mr. Morningside, explains the truth: the house attracts boarders who have committed terrible misdeeds, and when they arrive, the staff exacts a swift and savage justice. Louisa refuses to acknowledge her own connection to the house, and fears for the safety of one gentle boarder. From eerie prologue to gory end, this gothic tale is imbued with a lingering sense of unease, offering up a Faustian plot that explores the darkest pits of human nature. Atmospheric and troubling, this series starter will sink its hooks into readers as surely as it frightens them.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)
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Louisa Rose Ditton's existence in early-nineteenth-century England is harsh and uncertain. Employment as a maid at Coldthistle House is welcome but troubling: the boardinghouse is described as "a place for the wayward and lost," and the master doesn't seem human. What starts as an engrossing Gothic mystery goes off the rails with a plot line reliant on gross-out violence. Eerie photo illustrations are included.(Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.
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