The Night Guest

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Authors: Hildur Knutsdottir & Mary Robinette KowalHorror & ghost storiesPublished on 7th October 2024 by Tor Nightfire in the United States.Hardback | 208 pages 211mm x 139mm x 21m m | 266g Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause.When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same - have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps.Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she’s walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . .What is happening when she’s asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won’t anyone believe her? Show more