What the Dead Know
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- Author：Nghi Vo
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Summary
A woman posing as a medium who can channel the spirit world comes face to face with the truth in this short historical fantasy by Hugo Award–winning author Nghi Vo。
The Fogg River Seminary， a girls’ school in a small Illinois town， is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels。 They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is。 Then， during their performance， a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely。 In the freezing halls， there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead， and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time， the voice is real。
The Fogg River Seminary， a girls’ school in a small Illinois town， is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels。 They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is。 Then， during their performance， a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely。 In the freezing halls， there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead， and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time， the voice is real。
Reviews
Nikolai
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Like watching close-up magic at the Coliseum。
Tameekah
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Made me want more3。5 ⭐️ if that were possible here。 I wish this one had been longer but I did like it。 If I didn’t have to read it twice to fully absorb it， I’d rate it higher。
Akkisuitok
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At the end of the day a very standard ghost story that offers few surprises， but Nghi Vo's subtle and moving style really elevates it。 At the end of the day a very standard ghost story that offers few surprises， but Nghi Vo's subtle and moving style really elevates it。 。。。more
Dawnie
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nicely written and an interesting story。 in the same tones as the other works by the author。
Ryan McGilloway
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5。 Spooky atmosphere。 Loved the bits of real magic。 A true ghost story！
Cami
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Interesting story over all but parts of it felt rushed and not fully thought out。
Bill
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A superb ghost storyWhat a pleasure it is to discover a new author whose writing thrills and enthralls！ This a vivid piece of fiction with unique characters and setting。 Now I will go look for Ms Vo’s other books。
Holly
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loveddd
Olga
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Short， beautiful， unsettling storyIn the late 1800s， two people arrive in a small town to give a performance， one a medium and the other her ‘handler’。 The medium is Vietnamese， but pretends she is from some exotic country and doesn’t speak English。 They both know that their show is a fraud and the medium has never spoken with the dead。 But that is about to change in this small town。
Amber
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This was delicious and I will read absolutely anything Nghi Vo writes， end of story。
Ashley
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This was good， but I'm not sure this author is for me。 This had a tone that kind of turned me off。 I also am really uninterested in that Gatsby retelling one。 Maybe I'll try those novellas she published， the ones with the animals on them。 We'll see。 This was good， but I'm not sure this author is for me。 This had a tone that kind of turned me off。 I also am really uninterested in that Gatsby retelling one。 Maybe I'll try those novellas she published， the ones with the animals on them。 We'll see。 。。。more
Pei
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This was a fantastic spooky short story。 I just wish there had been a tiny bit more！
Tomasz
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Of the three stories I've read from "Into Shadow" series， this one gave me the least satisfaction。 I think it was a bit rushed （some of the vocabulary seemed anachronistic to me）， and definitely felt like a part of a greater， obscured whole。 I would say， though， that a longer story， even a novel， in that setting would appeal。 Of the three stories I've read from "Into Shadow" series， this one gave me the least satisfaction。 I think it was a bit rushed （some of the vocabulary seemed anachronistic to me）， and definitely felt like a part of a greater， obscured whole。 I would say， though， that a longer story， even a novel， in that setting would appeal。 。。。more
Leigh
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I'm a big fan of Nghi Vo， but my eyes glazed over with this one。 Unrated。 I'm a big fan of Nghi Vo， but my eyes glazed over with this one。 Unrated。 。。。more
Grace
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Short story I listened to on audio， and like all of Nghi Vo's work， I thought it was delightful。 Spooky and horror-esque without freaking me out too much （I'm a baby）， atmospheric， and with some cool supernatural world-building efforts in this historical time-period that added some nice flavor。 Plus， POC rep is always great。 It's a short story， and while I'd say it was satisfying overall， it did feel a little shorter than totally ideal， but that's my only real issue。 Honestly， I'll pretty much r Short story I listened to on audio， and like all of Nghi Vo's work， I thought it was delightful。 Spooky and horror-esque without freaking me out too much （I'm a baby）， atmospheric， and with some cool supernatural world-building efforts in this historical time-period that added some nice flavor。 Plus， POC rep is always great。 It's a short story， and while I'd say it was satisfying overall， it did feel a little shorter than totally ideal， but that's my only real issue。 Honestly， I'll pretty much read anything by this author。。。 。。。more
Blair
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Liked the writing， liked the characters and setting， found the plot overly elaborate for a short story。
Jennifer Hernandez
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So good I wish it was longer。I want to know more about Maryse and Vasyl and their whole scam。 Normally when I read about people who take advantage of grief-stricken families， I get angry。 Since we start out from their perspective and they are going to an event， not a family home type scene， I wanted to find out more; does Maryse have some type of psychic powers or is it all fake？ What is her relationship with Vasyl？ The mystery happened quickly and kinda came out of nowhere。 The resolution was j So good I wish it was longer。I want to know more about Maryse and Vasyl and their whole scam。 Normally when I read about people who take advantage of grief-stricken families， I get angry。 Since we start out from their perspective and they are going to an event， not a family home type scene， I wanted to find out more; does Maryse have some type of psychic powers or is it all fake？ What is her relationship with Vasyl？ The mystery happened quickly and kinda came out of nowhere。 The resolution was just as quick。 But I liked this a lot。 。。。more
Wiebke （1book1review）
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I never really know what to say about short stories。 I really enjoyed this one。
Emily ~ emhoardsbooks
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A delightfully creepy short story about scammers getting caught up in their own ghost story。 I felt like this one would've been a great novella-length story because there was so much potential with the ghosts。 But that being said I thought it told the story really well and still managed to scared me even though it was so fast paced。 A delightfully creepy short story about scammers getting caught up in their own ghost story。 I felt like this one would've been a great novella-length story because there was so much potential with the ghosts。 But that being said I thought it told the story really well and still managed to scared me even though it was so fast paced。 。。。more
Jane
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First time reading this authorAmazing， I loved this story。 I am going to buy her books。 I loved this story， the story just did not let go until I finished it。 Highly recommend
Maddy
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"Hate。 Pain。 Cold。 Dead。 Always dead。 Dead forever。" "Hate。 Pain。 Cold。 Dead。 Always dead。 Dead forever。" 。。。more
Heather
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I don't think Vo has ever written anything and it's elicited less than a "holy shit wow" from me， and I don't think she ever will I don't think Vo has ever written anything and it's elicited less than a "holy shit wow" from me， and I don't think she ever will 。。。more
David
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3。5/5…Mostly for the atmosphere。
Deepak
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Very much what I'd expect from Nghi Vo: economic writing and emotional depth。 Very much what I'd expect from Nghi Vo: economic writing and emotional depth。 。。。more
L
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When the scam turns realMaryse and Vasyl make a living by pretending to communicate with the dead。 Vasyl （"Doctor Janiv"） plays the professor and Maryse the exotic initiate into an ancient religion that allows her to hover on the threshold of death， where she can hear the dead。 They do a gig at a girls' seminary that has fallen on hard times， and something unexpected happens to Maryse。 The act is not quite as fake as Maryse and Vasyl thought it was！Set in a near-reality fantasy world in which st When the scam turns realMaryse and Vasyl make a living by pretending to communicate with the dead。 Vasyl （"Doctor Janiv"） plays the professor and Maryse the exotic initiate into an ancient religion that allows her to hover on the threshold of death， where she can hear the dead。 They do a gig at a girls' seminary that has fallen on hard times， and something unexpected happens to Maryse。 The act is not quite as fake as Maryse and Vasyl thought it was！Set in a near-reality fantasy world in which students at a girls' seminary learn simple enchantments。 It is clearly meant to evoke the early 20th century when spiritualism was all the rage， and Houdini is mentioned。It's a brief ghost story， more straightforwardly told than I expected from my experience of Nghi Vo's Singing Hills Cycle。 The scammers are fun， and it is even more fun to see them caught in their own scam。Blog review。 。。。more
Reference
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