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S.J. Shank is a lover of dead languages and collapsed empires. His writing inhabits the grim borderlands between fantasy, horror and historical fiction. He is the author of The Knave of Graves, Mountain Fast and Rare Specimen and Other Stories.

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Average rating: 4.25 · 151 ratings · 82 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror 4.01 avg rating — 74 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knave of Graves 4.60 avg rating — 30 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution by Coy Hall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.M. Thor, Josh Reynolds 4.68 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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S.J. Shank liked Benjamin Barreth's review of The Knave of Graves: "I came across this novel when looking through books in the SPFBO XI contest by Mark Lawrence. Noah BriskReviews on youtube is one of the judges for this particular novel, and on his youtube channel he mentioned how much he liked the cover of The Knav" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Shank liked Carly Kaney's review of The Knave of Graves: "excellent fantasy horror Beautiful interpretation of magic and the energy given to upkeep it or tear it down! Actions taken with terrible consequences, schemes devised to delay or bypass judgement! This book is fantastical in nature but the characters" Read more of this review »
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InhuMANities is one of the smuttiest and most unsettling books I’ve read in a long time. The stories are equally absurd, disgusting and brilliant as they plumb the various depths of (mostly) men’s depravity. Terrific body horror that will make you sq ...more
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S.J. Shank liked Carly Kaney's review of Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror: "chilling and insightful Spooky and riveting! I was on the edge of each page gripped by the madness of this book! If you love dark twisting fear this book is for you!"
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S.J. Shank rated a book it was amazing Pyres by Kev Harrison (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Pyres was the last book I read in 2025 and it was a high note. Part thriller, part folk horror, the story inventively blends spirit channeling and pyrokinesis to shed light on the ugliness at the heart of today's immigration debates. Terrifically pac ...more
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After was my most gut-wrenching read of 2025. A cross between The Road and All the Fiends of Hell, this post-apocalyptic alien invasion story keeps the focus squarely on the horror of survival. The book features its share of gore and depraved psychos ...more
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S.J. Shank liked Andrew Robertson's review of The Knave of Graves: "I spent last weekend reading this absolute page turner, The Knave of Graves by SJ Shank . A gravedigger, a night hag, an evil sorcerer, a saint, lovestruck geese, people trying to steal and haggle for human bones, and a fortune-telling snake...not my" Read more of this review »
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Kalivas! is a re-imagining of The Tempest for our AI-accelerated end times. This techno dystopia draws plenty of inspiration from the old-fashioned kind by centring the struggles of the last free-range human in a post-human world. It’s bleak, absurd ...more
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Mitchell Lüthi’s In the Name of the Worm is an absorbing medieval horror and a worthy successor to His Black Tongue. The squalid streetscapes and gnarly brawls remain, but the cast is broader, the backstories richer, and the diabolical terrors are no ...more
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“People are afraid of the forest but chiefly it is other people one must fear between the trees.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

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“Maybe Kuszkol is situated in a wild, wild place. High in the mountains. They say that when the snow piles thick and the air grows still, even the birds loathe to fly lest their flapping disturb the mountain's peace. Imagine the vastness of that place, way up high in the sky. Totally silent. And cold.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

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“Roots that run so deep have no trouble piercing stone.”
― S.J. Shank, Mountain Fast: A Gothic Tale of Medieval Horror

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