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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST EDITED ANTHOLOGY - BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANTHOLOGY - LOCUS AWARD FINALIST

A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?"

"Never failed to surprise, delight, and shock." --Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and Little Heaven

Featuring stories by:

Norris Black - Amber Blaeser-Wardzala - Phoenix Boudreau - Cherie Dimaline - Carson Faust - Kelli Jo Ford - Kate Hart - Shane Hawk - Brandon Hobson - Darcie Little Badger - Conley Lyons - Nick Medina - Tiffany Morris - Tommy Orange - Mona Susan Power - Marcie R. Rendon - Waubgeshig Rice - Rebecca Roanhorse - Andrea L. Rogers - Morgan Talty - D.H. Trujillo - Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. - Richard Van Camp - David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Royce K. Young Wolf - Mathilda Zeller

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai'po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear--and even follow you home.

These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples' survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon.

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416 pages

Average rating: 6.63

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Community Reviews

Elledubbleyou
Nov 01, 2024
6/10 stars
Not what I was expecting... thought it was going to be lore and legends, instead we find out that the worst monsters are just humans
Zookreeper
Oct 28, 2024
6/10 stars
I found some of the collection really engaging and others not so much. To me, the not so much outweighed and outnumbered the good ones. Not particularly 'scary' scary, more social commentary scary, which I was expecting.
britt_sapphire
Oct 10, 2024
8/10 stars
Overall a good book! Sone stories can be very heavy so trigger warning. Can be hard to keep up sometimes with so many different stories
Sonia
Sep 30, 2024
7/10 stars
Some stories were really fun and others meh. This is the trouble with anthologies from different authors
ToeKnee
Aug 07, 2024
9/10 stars
Great anthology book! Highly recommend for anyone interested in horror/mystery shorts and Indigenous legends/folklore.

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