Witching Hour – Three Fantasy Short Stories

 

The Standing Stones of Erelong

Elian returns to the valley she was born in, the valley where all her family were slaughtered by the Marauders. Now only a circle of standing stones remains to mark the place. But the stones harbour a secret, a secret only she can uncover…

 

A Sorcerous Mist

Captain Quirk’s boat Sheerwater is becalmed – held in port by a thick fog. He requests the help of a powerful witch to lift the mists. But the witch’s help comes at a price, a price that will bring Quirk into conflict with the powerful Druidh…

 

Slieau Whallian

Ginny Kerruish watches as an old woman is rolled down a hill in a spiked barrel to test whether she is a witch. The old woman cannot survive the ordeal. But Ginny is secretly relieved, because only the old woman knows Ginny’s dark secret. She, too, has the Sight, and if others find out, she will be next to be tested…

 

“I am going to be blunt with my assessment. This tale was excellent … Recommended.” – Diabolical Plots