Zombies at Tiffany's

by Sam Stone

Kat Lightfoot thought that getting a job at the famed Tiffany’s store in New York would be the end to her problems ... she has money, new friends, and there’s even an inventor working there who develops new weapons from clockwork, and who cuts diamonds with a strange powered light. This is 1862, after all, and such things are the wonder of the age.

But then events take a turn for the worse: men and women wander the streets talking of ‘the darkness’; bodies vanish from morgues across town; and random, bloody attacks on innocent people take place in broad daylight.

Soon Kat and her friends are fighting for their lives against a horde of infected people, with only their wits and ingenuity to help them.

A steampunked story of diamonds, chutzpah, death and horror from the blood-drenched pen of Sam Stone.

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PRAISE FOR SAM STONE:

‘A deceptively readable date with darkness – watch your step! This book is lit for the much more discerning chick (and cock) who likes to walk in the shadows. Relax with it, but be prepared for sudden jewels and little masterpieces and the rug to be pulled from under your feet.’ Tanith Lee on Killing Kiss

‘Enticing, shocking and delightful … A fast-moving story that’s spell-binding, as thrilling as it is intelligent and thought- provoking … Sam Stone writes with stylish panache.’ Simon Clark on Demon Dance

‘Sam Stone without doubt is a mistress of the grisly and the glutinous. I believe that we can look forward to seeing Sam Stone develop into a major influence in the realm of blood and shadows and things that wake you up, wide-eyed, in the middle of the night.’ Graham Masterton

‘Stone’s pulpy blend of sex-driven mystery/monster fiction is decidedly decadent, filled with fanged female protagonists and predominantly emotional and sexual themes, which range from the typically monstrous to the utterly bizarre.’ Rue Morgue Magazine

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120pp approx. 'B' format novella.
ISBN 978-1-84583-072-4 (pb)

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talespinning

by David J Howe

In front of him, backlit by a faint green glow, a third figure seemed to appear from the motes of dust floating in the air. It took a step towards him, metal instruments clinking gently at its waist. Tony sat staring at the figure. His heart was beating nineteen to the dozen, and, despite the chill air, sweat broke out on his pate and started to run down his temples.

Horror stalking the streets, druggies after the latest high, fairies in the garden and haunted thrash metal albums ... just some of the bizarre and compelling tales from the talented pen of David J Howe.

Encompassing short stories, screenplays, and extracts from other pieces, talespinning is a fascinating dip into the unknown. If vampires, imaginary dogs, time-travelling ghosts and wishes that come true appeal, then this collection has something for you!

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320pp approx. 'B' format collection.
ISBN 978-1-84583-058-8 (pb)

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Zombies in New York and Other Bloody Jottings

by Sam Stone

Something is sapping the energy of the usually robust dancers of the Moulin Rouge … Zombies roam the streets of New York City … Clowns die in mysteriously humorous ways … Jack the Rippers crimes are investigated by a vampire …

Welcome to the horrific and poetic world of Sam Stone, where Angels are stalking the undead and a vampire becomes obsessed with a centuries-old werewolf. Terror and lust go hand in hand in the disturbing world of the Toymaker, and the haunting Siren's call draws the hapless further into a waking nightmare.

Thirteen stories of horror and passion, and six mythological and erotic poems from the pen of the new Queen of Vampire fiction.

Chick-slash has never been so entertaining

Contains the 2011 British Fantasy Award Winning short story 'Fool's Gold'.

PRAISE FOR SAM STONE:

‘Sam Stone without doubt is a mistress of the grisly and the glutinous. She is one of the few horror writers who makes you feel when you have finished her stories that you need to wash your hands. Twice. I believe that we can look forward to seeing Sam Stone develop into a major influence in the realm of blood and shadows and things that wake you up, wide-eyed, in the middle of the night.’
Graham Masterton

‘A deceptively readable date with darkness watch your step! This book is lit for the much more discerning chick (and cock) who likes to walk in the shadows. Relax with it, but be prepared for sudden jewels and little masterpieces and the rug to be pulled from under your feet.’ Tanith Lee on Killing Kiss

‘I was floored by Sam’s work. Really flat-out delighted to see such a level of style combined with narrative drive. I suppose one could use those terms in an overly technical sense, but Sam is at a level that simply shines. Soaking in her story even while seeing her powerful ability to make me feel and see what the narrator is experiencing – she’s not only got a gift, she clearly knows how to employ it to powerful effect.’ Gard Goldsmith on Killing Kiss

‘With all the style and charisma of Anne Rice, but less indulgence and crazy, Futile Flame is a sensual, deadly tale of immortals, sins and the unknown wrapped up in a vivid take on the past. Rich, enticing and utterly charming, Stone’s vampires are ambrosia to horror fans hungry for the good old monstrous vampires who look, walk and sound like us, but hold our deaths in their gaze.’ Michele Lee – Booklove

‘Enticing, shocking and delightful … A fast-moving story that’s spell-binding, as thrilling as it is intelligent and thought-provoking … Sam Stone writes with stylish panache.’ Simon Clark on Demon Dance

‘Sam Stone has done it again, her immersion into the vampire world is so extraordinarily well-crafted that I am wondering if she is really Lilly, the protagonist vampire with a heart. And Lilly is more than a vampire, she has learnt witchcraft and – rare in vampire literature – can manipulate ley lines, using them as a power. Unusual too in that this vampiric feast travels the corridors of time, quite literally and in both directions … If Futile Flame was a flambé of vampiric lust, Demon Dance is its force majeure.’ Geoff Nelder

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320pp approx. 'B' format collection.
ISBN 978-1-84583-055-7 (pb)

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The Djinn

by Graham Masterton

Anna is mysterious and beautiful, so much so that clairvoyant, Harry Erskine, breaks propriety and asks her out to lunch at his Godfather's wake. When his Godmother, Marjorie Greaves, reveals the strange behaviour of her recently deceased husband, Max, Harry and Anna offer to investigate the strange jar that has been locked away in the turret. Harry soon learns that Anna is not all that she seems, and little can prepare him for the power of the Forty Thieves, the most potent genie in the history of Persia.

Racing against time, Harry, Anna and Professor Qualt must work together to prevent an unexpected enemy from opening the jar and unleashing the ancient and prevailing djinn on an unsuspecting world.

Graham Masterton's terrifying 1977 novel is republished by Telos in a brand new edition, complete with an exclusive introduction by the author.

'Graham Masterton is one of the few true masters of the horror genre.' James Herbert

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128pp approx. A5 reprint paperback novel.
ISBN 978-1-84583-052-6 (pb)

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Rules of Duel

by Graham Masterton and William S Burroughs

Depressed reporter Tom Crisp, sometimes known as A14, finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue as he tries to make sense of his incarceration at Tin Type Hall. 'Just telling you' his story unravels in a series of 'silver film' as he finds himself in a world full of double-agents such as the psychotic Motherwell the Everlasting Executioner, John Remorse, the Serjeant of Time Film and Samuel Baptist HM Inspector of Brothels. In a world where sexually charged sofas ejaculate black horse hair and the Hypocritic Oath is blamed for failed medical procedures, Crisp stands helplessly by as Jack Beauregard, the Eater of Cities, is hunted down. It could all be the fault of the Mysterious Babies ... but then maybe you can feel the 'Cold Sun'...

Graham Masterton wrote Rules of Duel between 1964 and 1970, when he was friends with William S Burroughs, the creator of the literarily acclaimed intersection writing technique. Recently rediscovered, this is a thought-provoking, triumphant and poetic tribute to Burroughs. Rules of Duel is a clever and pervasive novel, which turns literature on its head, and makes the reader work to be part of the evolving plot. Complete with original introduction by Burroughs, written before his death in 1997, Rules of Duel is a previously unpublished masterpiece from two of the greatest writers of their generations.

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128pp 'B' format original paperback novel.
ISBN 978-1-84583-054-0 (pb)

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Altered Visions

by Vincent Chong

Vincent Chong burst onto the horror and fantasy scene several years ago with a sequence of incredible artworks. Since then he has gone on to provide cover artwork for authors such as Stephen King, and has worked with publishers all around the world, as well as providing illustration for record covers and websites. Now some of his incredible artwork is collected in ALTERED VISIONS.

'Vincent Chong's work is outstanding, it is astonishing. It will capture your attention, perhaps a little part of your soul, too, and don-t be surprised if Mister Vincent Chong’s visions steal into your midnight dreams.' — From the Introduction by Simon Clark

ALTERED VISIONS is being published by Telos Publishing as an A5, full colour hardback edition. The book is additionally signed by Vincent Chong and Simon Clark, and is being published for the World Horror Convention 2010. Copies are expected to be limited, so please order soon to avoid disappointment.

48pp A5 original full colour hardback.
ISBN 978-1-84583-053-3 (hb)

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Humpty's Bones

by Simon Clark

Telos Publishing is proud to announce the publication of a new horror novella by one of the supreme horror writers working in the UK today. Simon Clark's new chiller explores something nasty found in a village garden by an amateur archaeologist, something which has lain buried for centuries, and which has seen tribute paid to it by generations of local inhabitants. But what happens when the bones are removed and Humpty once more stalks the Earth ...

With an evocative cover by multiple award winning artist Vincent Chong, HUMPTY'S BONES is being published for the World Horror Convention in March 2010. The paperback edition contains HUMPTY'S BONES, a special introduction and author's notes by Simon Clark, and a new long short story called DANGER SIGNS, about a group of children who investigate an abandoned military bunker, and find that everything there is not quite as dead as they expected.

122pp A5 original paperback novella.
ISBN 978-1-84583-051-9 (pb)

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Force Majeure

by Daniel O'Mahony

Somewhere in the Andes, in a nebulous border zone never claimed by any nation, is the last of the free cities. Candida is a blank on the map. Here there are dragons.

Kay travels across the Atlantic to Candida on business. She soon finds herself lost in an unfamiliar city without a job or a home. She's taken in by the oldest house in the city and put to work by its inscrutable chatelaine. She may have lost control of her life but she knows that Prospero is coming to open the hidden city to the outside world.

While she waits, she makes new contacts, allies, even friends: the exgunrunner, blinded by the light; the soldier-poet, loyal to dreams of the dead; the courier who wants to become a bird; and Xan – fascinating Xan – who may be all of Kay's dreams come true.

They all have stories of the city, its history and its powers. Some of them might even be true.

Here there are dragons.

An incredible fantasy from a major new talent.

177pp. A5 original paperback novella.
ISBN 978-1-84583-050-2 (pb)

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Black Tide

by Del Stone Jr

Miller, a university professor, and two of his students take a trip out to a spoil island in the middle of Santa Rosa Sound in the Florida Keys to study the effects of pollution on the flora and fauna. While they are there, a tide of black microbes is released into the river, and floods down and around them. They escape by burying themselves in the sand, but when they emerge, it is to a world which is strangely silent and changed.

Before long, burning figures are glimpsed along the distant banks, dragging themselves into the water. Then the attacks start. With daylight their only weapon, Miller realises that time is running out as a zombie army of the living dead, intent on feasting on their flesh, is gathering in the surrounding waters.

A classic tale of horror in the great tradition of 'Night of the Living Dead'.

95pp. A5 original paperback novella.
ISBN 978-1-84583-049-6 (pb)

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A Manhattan Ghost Story

by T M Wright

Do you see ghosts?

Photographer Abner Cray arrives in Manhattan to begin work on an illustrated book of the city. However he finds that Art, the owner of the flat he is staying in, has gone missing, leaving behind a beguiling and sensuous young lady called Phyllis Pellaprat to whom he's instantly attracted. Soon Abner is deeply involved with Phyllis and is wholly unprepared for the revelation that Art is actually wanted for her murder - an event which took place some time earlier. When Phyllis disappears, Abner wanders the streets, and he sees what appear to be disaffected and strangly acting people everywhere - hailing taxis, selling puppies on street corners, pushing baby carriages, and he starts to suspect ...

This classic novel was first published nearly twenty-five years ago: it's a hypnotic, spooky page-turner that is by turns a terrifying slide into madness and an effective love story.

"T M Wright is a rare and blazing talent." Stephen King

"Wright convincingly proves that he understands, as few do, how to give
a scare without spilling blood all over the page." Publishers Weekly

"T M Wright is the best ghost story writer alive today." American Fantasy Magazine

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279pp. A5 paperback reprint novel.
ISBN 1-84583-048-2 (pb)

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Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror

Edited by Alison L R Davies

Featuring contributions from Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Christopher Fowler, Simon Clark and Graham Masterton.

From some of the most innovative writers of horror fiction working today, an anthology of tales guaranteed to bring a chill to the spine.

This collection has been published to raise money for DebRA, a national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). All royalties from this book will go to the charity to help them continue their good work.

Featuring stories by: Debbie Bennett, Poppy Z Brite, Simon Clark, Storm Constantine, Peter Crowther, Alison L R Davies, Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Gary Greenwood, David J Howe, Dawn Knox, Tim Lebbon, Charles de Lint, Steven Lockley & Paul Lewis, James Lovegrove, Graham Masterton, Richard Christian Matheson, Justina Robson, Mark Samuels, Darren Shan and Michael Marshall Smith. With a frontispiece by Clive Barker and a foreword by Stephen Jones.

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389pp. A5 paperback original anthology.
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ISBN 1-84583-046-6 (pb)
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Pretty Young Things

by Dominic McDonagh

What's a girl to do these days? If she's not worrying about her makeup or her dropdead outfit, it's the total lack of anyone hot to pick up at the local nightclub. Someone strong and silent, someone good looking ... someone who might not mind a bit of rough and tumble. And if he ends up being hung in the cellar with the other bloodcalves then that's too bad ... after all, a girl's gotta drink.

Chelsea is a vampire, one of a nest of lesbian rave-bunny vampires, but when the nest picks her exboyfriend as their newest food source, she takes matters into her own hands ...

A novella featuring sexy vampire girls, blood, horror, and enough catfights to sate even the most jaded of vampire lovers.

A debut novella from an impressive new talent.

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112pp. A5 paperback original novella.
ISBN 1-84583-045-8 (pb)

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Another War

by Dr. Simon Morden

It starts with a mystery: an old manor house is surrounded by an impenetrable bubble, and all that lives within it seems to wither and die.

Investigating, the Army find two men inside the house: men who vanished some 100 years ago but who have now reappeared, and as young as the day they disappeared.

There are rumours of a machine which could puncture the dimensions, allowing man to travel beyond the bounds of the Earth ... and for other things to travel here.

Another day, another war.

PRAISE FOR ANOTHER WAR:

'Reading like a UNIT-era ‘Doctor Who’ this is a ‘us = good, them = bad’ story with no new-age sensibilities to worry about ... a ‘Boy's Own’ action adventure complete with tentacled monsters and baying mobs.'
Sue Davies, SFCrowsnest.co.uk

'This short novel is fast-paced, action-packed, and a page-turner. It is a mix of horror, time-travel, military action, suspense, and science-fiction, with a little bit of ancient history thrown into the mix. For the most part, Morden's writing is concise and fluid. Many of the scenes, particularly the action sequences, are very well done, almost cinematic in scope. This book would actually make a really good summer blockbuster popcorn movie.'
Chris Welch, Hellnotes

Shortlisted for the 2006 World Fantasy Award.

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144pp. A5 paperback original novella.
ISBN 1-903889-93-6 (pb)

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Valley of Lights

by Stephen Gallagher

A routine call to a sleazy Phoenix hotel throws police sergeant Alex Volchak into a world where the brain-dead check themselves out of hospital, and a stranger can seem to know the most intimate details of his life.

Like his feelings for Loretta, the neighbour who’s more than a friend, and her daughter Georgina, so much the child he never had. Volchak finds himself on the hunt for a child killer, someone who can apparently switch bodies with ease, and who is playing games with the police.

And then Georgina is taken.

"The best fusion of crime and horror since Hjortsberg's "Falling Angel" ... ordinary police procedures can't begin to cope with this" Time Out

"An excellent thriller ... a cracking pace ... large helpings of deadpan gallows humour ... a genuine ability to create a sense of evil" Glasgow Evening News

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312pp. A5 paperback novel reissue.
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Approaching Omega

by Eric Brown

//~Mission to locate Earth-temperate planet for colonisation: failed ...
//~1000 years out from Earth base, damage to colony sleeper hangars 1, 3 and 4 sustained ... all lives lost ... hangars 2 and 5 still operational ...
//~Mission parameters adjusted: Augmentation of colonists to commence ...
//~Request all drones and 'bots to medical units to begin experimentation ...

A novella of power and humanity from "one of the very best of the new generation of British SF writers." (Vector)

"SF infused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility ... accomplished and affecting." Paul McAuley

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128pp. A5 paperback original novella.
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Alice's Journey Beyond The Moon

by R J Carter

A truly extraordinary tale as Alice finds herself meeting all manner of strange creatures as she sets off on new adventures.

This is a completely new story by R J Carter, but has been presented as if it were a lost Lewis Carroll manuscript, complete with annotations and original illustrations.

This book is guaranteed to delight both children and adults.

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98pp. A5 paperback original novella.
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Houdini's Last Illusion

by Steve Savile

Harry Houdini is a haunted man. Haunted by success; his emotions; and now by some of his compatriots: famed and feted illusionists like himself. The only problem is that they are dead. Houdini knows that time is running out, and before he is ready to die he must perform one final trick, the greatest illusion of his life...

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96pp. A5 paperback original novella.
ISBN 1-903889-66-9 (pb)

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Breathe

by Christopher Fowler

Winner of the 2005 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella

An original and horrific slice of urban terror from one of the masters of the genre.

All is not well at SymaxCorp.

The work is piled high, people are toiling overnight to meet deadlines, and the supervisors are keeping their beady eyes on everyone. But staff are complaining of feeling sick, and the last health and safety officer disappeared one evening never to be seen again.

It’s down to new boy Ben, together with temp Miranda, kick-boxing Meera and overweight June to try and get to the bottom of the problem.

As colleagues are progressively transformed into mindless, blood crazed zombies, Ben and his friends discover that there really is something in the air...

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The Human Abstract

by George Mann

Seeded with human genetic stock over a thousand years ago by an army of intelligent machines, the colony world of Copernica has been all but forgotten by history, a backwater in an ever-increasing frontier of human conquest and development.

Yet, guided by the machines from Earth, the colony has been a success. From quiet, uneventful beginnings, it has become a stable human outpost, a world not dissimilar to Earth itself, with a burgeoning population and culture of its own.

But Rehan Mihajlovic, a dealer in antiquarian goods, is about to find out that history is only as reliable as those who write it, and that death, when it comes, is never very far away ...

REVIEW COMMENTS

'This is a fabulous book. There are elements in Mann's writing that will seem in keeping with some of the best cyberpunk writers (the nanites in everyone's bodies to help fight off infection, illness and injuries, for one) although this is not a cyberpunk book. Similarly, this tale is set on a colony world and this forms a vital part of the book's structure, but it is a not a book about colonising the stars and planets, and we encounter robots but this is not a robot novel. And at its core there is the classic mystery story, one which the reader unravels along with the characters. These are just some of the elements which help to make this such an addictive read - if you manage to put this book down before finishing the final page I will be amazed.'
Steve Mazey, Alien Online

'If you took the best elements of 1984, Minority Report and Blade Runner then you would be on the right tracks ... George Mann is a remarkable young writer - one with an incredibly promising future ahead of him. Not only does he unravel a very engaging plot, but he also manages to master one of the hardest arts - writing fluid and believable dialogue.'
Nick Smithson, Sci-Fi-Online

'George Mann has forgotten more about science fiction than most people will ever know, and he puts his expertise and his considerable narrative skills to excellent use in this canny, highly readable tale.'
Adam Roberts

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144pp. A5 paperback original novella
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King of all the Dead

by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis

TOMBSTONE AWARD NOMINEE

Lisa Morgan is in trouble.

She prevents a stranger, Ben, from committing suicide; but then her sister is suddenly and violently killed by an unseen and malevolent force.

Lisa and Ben run but they cannot hide. Attacked by the reanimated dead wherever they go, Lisa's life is about to be turned upside down as the King of all the dead will have what is rightfully his...

From the authors of The Ragchild, King of all the Dead is a terrifying and nail biting ride into the unknown.

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128pp. A5 paperback novella.
ISBN 1-903889-61-8 (pb)

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Cape Wrath

by Paul Finch

Craeghatir: a lonely rock, far out on the northernmost tip of Britain; the closest point of land to it, the wild, storm-ravaged Cape Wrath.

To call this place bleak is the understatement of a lifetime. Huge cliffs dominate its shores, but within there are green tracks linking secret valleys where tumuli can be found, ancient megaliths and the bones of prehistoric mammals long grown over with moss.

The island is now uninhabited and in terms of this beauty and silence, it is an outstanding locale - though few sightseers ever venture there willingly, for Craeghatir has an evil reputation.

Professor Jo Mercy of Warwick University's elite archaeological unit doesn't believe the rumours and is keen to investigate a newly-discovered barrow on the island which might contain the remains of Ivar Ragnarsson, perhaps the most infamous of all Viking chieftains.

Ragnarsson was reputed to be berserkir - a warrior possessed with the wolf-spirit, whose madness carried him past all pain and reason in the heat of battle, and whose victims were deemed offerings to the wolf-god Fenrir.

But Mercy and her team will find themselves faced with more than just the inhospitable environment on Craeghatir, as the spirit of Ragnarsson is disturbed and death and madness come to the island.

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