Dead weight / Hildur Knútsdóttir ; translated by Mary Robinette Kowal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hildur Knútsdóttir, 1984- Author.

Contributor:

Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969- translator.

Standardized Title:

Gestir. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/4ac62236-f876-529f-b9cd-0e34764b3199

Language:

English

Icelandic

Subjects (All):

Female friendship--Fiction.

Female friendship.

Loneliness--Fiction.

Loneliness.

Secrecy--Fiction.

Secrecy.

Iceland--Fiction.

Iceland.

Genre:

Horror fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

150 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nightfire/Tor Publishing Group, 2026.

Summary:

"An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs - or even bodies - in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest. Unnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door. When she tracks down the cat's wayward owner, she finds a young woman just as lost and in need of help. Like a gust of cold air in a Reykjavík night, Ásta and her pet slip into Unnur's life. It's unexpected, but welcome. Unnur likes the company, and she begins to rely on Ásta in turn. But like a black cat, trouble has been tailing her new friend, and Unnur is the only one there for Ásta when things take a violent turn. The two women quickly learn: nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"First published as Gestir in 2025 in Iceland"--Title page verso.

Translated from the original Icelandic.

ISBN:

9781250329295

1250329299

OCLC:

1533908621