Where the Dead Live
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- ISBN 9781800788411
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 225 x 287mm
- Publication Date: 18 Sep 2025
- Publisher: Templar Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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An illustrated guide to the most wondrous - and downright spooky - homes of the dead. Here, we journey through the mythological afterlives of ancient civilizations and explore spiritual celebrations throughout the ages-all with a healthy splash of joie de vivre and not a hint of gloom.
Wander through labyrinths of bone and stone, dive into sunken cemeteries and uncover the sacred sites of long-lost legends. Along the way, join in heartfelt traditions from around the globe that joyfully reunite the living with the lost.
From Mexico's vibrant Day of the Dead to the Pirate Cemetery of Saint-Pierre and the shadowy depths of Hades, embark on a thrilling adventure through folklore, mythology and cultural practices that reveal the beauty and mystery of the afterlife.
This tour is designed for brave spirits aged 7 and up-but anyone with a curious heart is welcome on this eerily entertaining, otherworldly journey.
Sam Fern is a children's author and editor from the English countryside, now living in Edinburgh. After graduating from Queen Mary University of London, Sam became an editor for Bonnier Books, then went freelance to attain an MSc in Intermediality from the University of Edinburgh. His first book, Escape Castle Dracula (2024), invites readers to test their wits against classic literary horror monstrosities. His second book, Where the Dead Live (2025) is a non-fiction globe-trotting journey of living memory from our world to the underworld: festivals, catacombs, afterlives, and how we go on beyond the end. His short fiction has been published by Shrapnel Magazine. When not writing his own work or editing other people's, Sam can usually be found watching horror movies and sculpting clay monsters.
Rômolo D’Hipólito (Illustrator)
An artist and illustrator with a bachelor's degree in graphic design, Rômolo's professional work spans publishing houses, newspapers, advertising agencies and commissioned art projects. Artistically, he explores a wide range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, comics, animation and digital media. His work has been recognised and awarded by institutions such as Folha de S. Paulo, the Anima Mundi Festival, the Society for News Design (New York), ÑH (Spain), and Ibero-America Ilustra (Mexico). In 2019, he received a Special Mention at the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition (Shanghai), and one of his pieces was acquired for the collection of the Rio Art Museum (MAR).
