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'The Devil's Scribe' is a short story that serves as a prequel to the novel 'The Taker' by Alma Katsu. It follows the character Lanore as she travels back to America in the 1800s and meets Edgar Allan Poe. The story explores secrets, dark pasts, and the intriguing dynamic between Lanore and Poe, all set against a backdrop of mystery and suspense.
The writing style of Alma Katsu in 'The Devil's Scribe' is described as crisp, flowing, and captivating. Readers praise the author's ability to create a compelling narrative within a short story format, providing a taste of what to expect in her full-length novels like 'The Taker' and 'The Reckoning'.
From The Publisher:
Fans of the Taker trilogy will love this original novella featuring the series' immortal heroine, Lanny...and Edgar Allen Poe!
In this short story from the author of The Hunger and the Taker trilogy, Lanore McIlvrae returns to America for the first time in twenty years-after decades of running from her past-to confront the source of her fear. The year is 1846 and Lanore-Lanny-has just landed in Baltimore after a long transatlantic crossing. That very night, she meets an "unattractive man with a high forehead and sunken eyes, and a tiny, pinched mouth like a parrot's beak" who claims to write stories so dark and unsettling that he could be the Devil's Scribe. His name? Edgar Allan Poe. Has Lanny finally met her match in this macabre man…or is it the other way around?
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