Name: Usher's Passing
ISBN: 9780671769925

Robert R. McCammon

Reluctant to return home, Rix Usher, heir to the notorious House of Usher, nonetheless takes over ownership from his dying father and soon learns the house's legacy of depravity and bloodshed. Reprint.

Usher's Passing

Rebecca Light

Such a great read for Halloween. Great twists and turns. A thrilling supernatural tale. The characters could have been a bit more developed and some of the language was hard to swallow at first, like the name of the estate, Usherland (who names their estate ---Land? Except Walt Disney?) Also archaic words like Malady and Armaments just seemed a bit forced in hearkening back to the Poe era, but they didn't quite fit into the modern world of the book. Forced is definitely the right word. That being said, I quickly bought into it because the story was very original and intriguing. After a while use of words like Usherland and Malady didn't bug me as much. If you're looking for the perfect October read to curl up with on a stormy night by the fire, this is it!