Título: A Shadow on the Wall: A Novel
Autor: Jonathan Aycliffe
Sinopse: Some things are best left undisturbed . . . In the countryside of Victorian England, Edward Atherton, rector of Thornham St. Stephen, has taken on the arduous task of restoring the ancient church. But he should never have meddled with the tomb that lay beneath the church’s crumbling walls. The moment the workman raised the tomb lid, an unspeakable horror escaped. At a loss to explain the unsettling noises and frightening visions that begin to plague the church, Atherton calls upon fellow antiquarian and Cambridge professor Richard Asquith to help investigate the strange events that began in the wake of the tomb’s disturbance. The two discover tantalizing hints of whom and what may have been laid to rest in the tomb, but the unforeseen circumstances force Asquith to give up his inquiries and leave the small village of Thornham behind. Asquith tries to put the frightening experiences behind him and focus on his new wife and family. But death and disappearances abound, and Asquith soon has no choice but to confront the darkness that has followed him from that ancient church into his own home. English novelist Jonathan Aycliffe has mastered the classic English ghost story, and A Shadow on the Wall, nominated in 2000 for the International Horror Guild Award, is sure to both mesmerize and haunt you. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “A Shadow on the Wall: A Novel”, de Jonathan Aycliffe, publicado pela editora Night Shade Books, em 2015 e com 200 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Night Shade Books
Páginas: 200
Ano: 2015
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 1597805556
ISBN13: 9781597805551
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Night Shade Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o fantástico, a ficção científica e o horror, com frequente atenção a universos complexos e personagens multifacetados. O catálogo apresenta histórias que exploram desde impérios galácticos e conflitos políticos até dilemas ambientais e sociais, muitas vezes com um tom que mistura tensão e reflexão. Há obras que evocam atmosferas densas e sombrias, enquanto outras se destacam por aventuras em cenários variados, como mundos terraformados, ruínas submersas ou fronteiras cósmicas. A diversidade do catálogo permite tanto leituras mais introspectivas quanto narrativas de ação e suspense, com um ritmo que varia conforme o tema e o foco do enredo.
