About The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing
As the laboratory assistant to the brilliant but demanding Doctor, Igor spends his nights robbing graves, stitching together body parts, and ensuring that his master doesn’t electrocute himself (too badly).
When a mob of peasants wielding torches and pitchforks drives them out of town (again), Igor and the Doctor relocate to the isolated Ravenwald Manor to resume their experiments creating new life from dead flesh. But Igor and the Doctor are not the only ones seeking refuge within the walls of Ravenwald. The manor is already home to a vampiric Count and his highly dissatisfied bride, Cornelia—and an enigmatic witch and her feline familiar, Grimalkin, intend to use it as the site of a magical ritual.
At Igor’s suggestion, the three pairs come to an uneasy agreement to cohabitate in Ravenwald, lest they attract the suspicion of the nearby village. In the wake of this truce, Igor, Cornelia, and Grimalkin soon begin to realize that they might have more common with one another than their respective masters. When the trio discovers that they’ve been unwitting participants in a horrible plan to destroy the world as they know it, they must work together to stop their masters from bringing on armageddon . . . and stop the increasingly suspicious villagers from reaching for their pitchforks and torches.
Igor, Grim, and Cornelia must unite to cast off the chains of their masters and embrace life on their own terms in the hilarious, heartwarming, and just-scary-enough The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing.
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing
This book is part Horrible Bosses, part Young Frankenstein, and part Robin Williams in Hook.
I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again, the best funny stories are also full of heart. I think it is the mix of fun, hilarious moments, and real moments of growth that make stories linger. A story that is just funny is one that I will laugh at while I read it, but I won’t remember it. That isn’t a bad thing, but that isn’t what Moore’s book is.
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing is a book that touches on pretty serious topics but Moore weaves in funny, almost slap stick moments that keep the story moving and light but still examining those tough topics.
I think that Moore’s experience writing “cozy” fiction has informed how he paces his books. The Henchperson book is fast paced but doesn’t feel rushed. In cozy fiction, the story still has to move even if there isn’t a McGuffin keeping the story going.
Get a signed copy from Eagle Eye Books, I loved this story and can’t wait to see what comes next from Moore!
You can follow Marshall J. Moore on his website MarshallJMoore.com and on Instagram @MarshallJMooreAuthor


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