#48 in Horror
Don't Fear the Reaper
- August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel
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Our view
“Don’t Fear the Reaper” brings Jade Daniels back for a tense, whodunit-style second round, and she is still the reason to read it. Stephen Graham Jones now spreads the story across many points of view: some readers welcome the change even while missing Jade’s own narration, others find the plot convoluted. Having “My Heart Is a Chainsaw” fresh in mind helps with the returning characters.
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About the book
Don't Fear the Reaper is a 2023 horror novel by American writer Stephen Graham Jones. It is the second novel in The Indian Lake Trilogy, following the 2021 novel My Heart Is a Chainsaw. The book received generally favorable reviews, and was nominated for several awards, including the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, and a Shirley Jackson Award.
Reading order · The Indian Lake Trilogy
Full order & progress →- My Heart Is a ChainsawStart here
7.47.4 / 10 - Don't Fear the ReaperThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Angel of Indian Lake
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 74 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 74 | 100% |
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