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Description edit
Deep in the shadowy foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains lies a dying town .
My name is Amelia Gray. They call me The Graveyard Queen. I've been commissioned to restore an old cemetery in Asher Falls, South Carolina, but I'm coming to think I have another purpose here. Why is there a... read more
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Characters edit
- Amelia Gray: Our protagonist aka The Graveyard Queen. She owns a cemetery restoration business which coordinates with her paranormal ability to see ghosts.
- Luna Kemper: Asher Falls town librarian, real estate agent, and sole administrator of a donation made to the Daughters of our Valiant Heroes for the beautification of Thorngate Cemetery. She hired Amelia for the cemetery restoration.
- Sidra Birch: A mysterious adolescent girl who assists at the Asher Falls library after school. She is described with "cropped, silver-gold hair and waiflike demeanor." Brynn's daughter.
- Thane Asher: Heir apparent for the moment to the shriveling Asher Empire.
- Hugh Asher: Thane's philandering uncle who raised him after Thane's father died.
- Pell Asher: The wheelchair-bound patriarch of the Asher family, Hugh's father and Thane's grandfather.
- Tilithia "Tilly" Pattershaw: Fred Covey's, and currently Amelia's, nearest neighbor. Known as the "bird woman" because she rescues birds who have been hurt.
- Angus: A emaciated bait dog used in dog fighting training now a stray who emerged from the woods near the Covey home. Amelia befriends him.
- Wayne van Zandt: Chief of the Asher Falls police. His rugged face is scarred with five jagged ridges which run from his lower right eyelid to his hairline.
- Ivy Birch: Sidra's manipulative friend
- Bryn Birch: Luna's friend and Sidra's mother.
- Catrice Hawthorne: Noted ornithologist and Asher Falls artist
- Maris Asher: Hugh's wife
- Freya Pattershaw: Tilly's deceased daughter believed to have died in a fire.
- Lynrose: Amelia's aunt who lives in Charleston
- Etta Gray: Amelia's adoptive mother who has cancer and is currently living with her sister, Lynrose.
- Caleb: Amelia's adoptive father.
- Edward Asher: Pell's deceased son.
- Devlin: A police detective who Amelia fell in love with in Charleston.
Setting & Locations edit
- Asher Falls, South Carolina: A dying secluded rural community located in the Blue Ridge foothills accessed quickly by a ferry.
- Thorngate Cemetery: Amelia was hired sight unseen by a historical society/garden club to restore Thorngate Cemetery. There are actually two Thorngate Cemeteries. However, one is on land flooded by water when a dam was used to create a reservoir.
- Asher Reservoir: A reservoir known by the local citizenry as Bell Lake created after a construction of a dam. It hides several homes and the original Thorngate Cemetery. The bodies weren't moved before the reservoir was created.
- Asher Falls: The beautiful falls are considered by many to be a thin place where heaven and earth are the closest.
Organizations edit
- Daughters of our Valiant Heroes: Asher Falls historical society that received an anonymous donation which paid the restoration of the Thorngate Cemetery.
First Sentence edit
The breeze off the water carried a slight chill even though the sun had barely begun it's western slide.
Table of Contents edit
40 Untitled chapters
Glossary edit
- caulbearer: Babies born beyond the veil with the ability to see beyond the real world into the spirit world.
- thin places: Locations where the distance between heaven and earth are the nearest. It is believed that these locations also allow for ghosts to more easily wander the earth.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in The Graveyard Queen. (standard series)
Preceded by The Restorer, and followed by The Prophet.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Amanda Stevens (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Mira Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 27, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7783-1277-2
Page Count: 376
Publisher: Mira Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 27, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7783-1277-2
Page Count: 376
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: n/a
- Dewey: 813.6
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Graveyard Queen: The Kingdom: EXCERPT
- Amanda Stevens: Author's Website
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