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  • Published: 2 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9798217122615
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99

The House of Quiet





From the #1 New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of And I Darken comes an atmospheric dark fantasy thriller about one girl's mission to rescue her sister and her ensuing quest into the terrible secrets of her tyrannical country and the House that beats like a red, bleeding heart at the center of it all.

No one knows exactly what goes on in the House of Quiet.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of And I Darken comes an atmospheric dark fantasy thriller about one girl's mission to rescue her sister and her ensuing quest into the terrible secrets of her tyrannical country and the House that beats like a red, bleeding heart at the center of it all.

No one knows exactly what goes on in the House of Quiet.

It’s said to be a place for children with whom the Procedure has gone wrong, a place to quiet their terrible powers.

After years of bargaining, threatening, and spying, Birdie has finally found a way into the House where she’s long suspected her sister—sold to the Procedure seven years ago—is being held.

Nothing is what she expected. All the children appear to be boringly human, especially silent, mesmerizing Forest, who doesn't speak. Her fellow maid, Arrow, is meek and obedient, like Birdie. Isn't she?

Birdie has been prepared to do whatever it takes to find her sister, but as she digs deeper into the secrets of the House—and the lives of its inhabitants—she will unearth threats more terrifying than she could have imagined, forcing her to confront just how much she’s willing to give up.

Because in the House of Quiet, if you find what’s lurking beneath…you lose everything.

  • Published: 2 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9798217122615
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $24.99

Praise for The House of Quiet

Praise for THE DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN
"Visceral, sinister, and inescapably compelling, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein feels at once reverent of its inspiration, and entirelynew. White's skill is scalpel-sharp."--V. E. SCHWAB #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Savage Song

"Kiersten White has breathed fresh life into a much-loved classic. Even Mary Shelley herself would be riveted by the dark lengths Elizabeth Lavenza would go to in order to survive. A dark and lovely midnight read." --MEGAN SHEPHERD, New York Times bestselling author of the Madman'sDaughter trilogy

"In the hands of master storyteller Kiersten White, the bones of a familiar story are reconstructed to form an inventive, grotesque, and completely unexpected reimagining of Frankenstein. Mary Shelley would be proud." --MACKENZI LEE, New York Times bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

"Clever." --Booklist

"May take readers of Frankenstein by surprise." --SLJ

"An all-around win." --Kirkus

Praise for NOW I RISE
* "Gorgeous, rich, and rewarding." --Booklist, starred review

* "Absolutely devastating in the best way." --Kirkus, starred review

Praise for AND I DARKEN
"A dark jewel of a story, one that gleams with fierce, cunning characters--absolutely riveting." --Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Passenger

"A dark, gritty, and seriously badass epic that will have you dying for more . . . required reading for every feminist fantasy fan." --BuzzFeed

"Evocative . . . this book takes no prisoners." --NPR

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