The Resurrectionists
Encyclopedia
The Resurrectionists is a 2000 horror
novel by Kim Wilkins
. the story of Maisie Fielding who bored with her job and family returns to England to research her roots and her grandmother who is a 'white witch'.
in trade paperback format. It was re-published in Australia and the United Kingdom in mass market paperback format in 2001 and in 2003 was published in e-book
format. The Resurrectionists won the 2000 Aurealis Award
for best horror novel
.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
novel by Kim Wilkins
Kim Wilkins
Kim Wilkins is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She is the author of several mass-market novels, including her debut horror novel, The Infernal , which won Aurealis Awards for both horror and fantasy...
. the story of Maisie Fielding who bored with her job and family returns to England to research her roots and her grandmother who is a 'white witch'.
Background
The Resurrectionists was first published in Australia in 200 by HarperCollinsHarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
in trade paperback format. It was re-published in Australia and the United Kingdom in mass market paperback format in 2001 and in 2003 was published in e-book
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
format. The Resurrectionists won the 2000 Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
for best horror novel
Aurealis Award for best horror novel
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
.