Something is missing from the silent places and worlds inside these stories. Something has been removed, taken flight, or been destroyed. Us.
Derelictions are weird tales that tell of aftermaths and of new and liminal places. Each location has witnessed catastrophe, infernal visitations, or unearthly transformations. But across these landscapes of murder, genocide and invasion, crucial evidence remains. And it is the task of the reader to sift through ruin and ponder the residual enigma, to behold and wonder at the full horror that was visited upon mankind.
Wyrd contains seven derelictions, original tales of mystery and horror from the author of Hasty for the Dark and Some Will Not Sleep (winner of The British Fantasy Award for Best Collection).
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Walls of water as slow as lava, black as coal, push the freighter up mountainsides, over frothing peaks and into plunging descents. HIPPOCAMPUS
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(Ritual Limited, 26 October 2020, 208 pages, ebook, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I've become a huge fan of the author since I listened to the breath-taking audiobook of The Ritual. I pre-ordered this as soon as it was announced. The stories in this little collection fall loosely into the horror category but they are a little strange. The stories are about places where terrible things have happened such as genocide and serial murder. They don't have a plot as such but are written as if someone is walking through these disturbing places, describing what they see and feel. It took a couple of stories to get used to the style and tone of the stories but I started to enjoy them. The stories are unusual but powerful.