Jeremy C. Shipp

Jeremy Shipp brings you THE ATROCITIES, a haunting gothic fantasy of a young ghost's education When Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn't suffer. But Isabella's parents had not informed her new governess of Isabella's... condition, and when Ms Valdez arrives at the estate, having forced herself through a surreal nightmare maze of twisted human-like statues, she discovers that there is no girl to tutor. Or is there...? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Atrocities

Jeremy Shipp brings you THE ATROCITIES, a haunting gothic fantasy of a young ghost's education When Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn't suffer. But Isabella's parents had not informed her new governess of Isabella's... condition, and when Ms Valdez arrives at the estate, having forced herself through a surreal nightmare maze of twisted human-like statues, she discovers that there is no girl to tutor. Or is there...?

Maggie Gordon

This is the first of the Tor novellas that I have read that I felt was a pretty big miss. The Atrocities sounds like an interesting set-up, but aside from a plethora of creepy descriptions, there's just not much to this story. It would have been far better as a novel with an expanded plot, or a short story that focused mostly on visceral imagery. As a novella it feels oddly bloated, yet lacking substance.

The Atrocities

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