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Anyone for a bit of high magic, swordfighting, and a taste of what Scotland was like before perfect teeth, nice hair, and clean kilts became the order of the day in Outlander? My Scottish sorcerer and swordsman, Augustus Seton, lives in Stirling in the late 16th century, and is usually in the service of the king, fighting the good fight against the dark things of the world in between the drinking and wenching.

The Auld Mither, a crone-like hag with razor sharp bones for fingers, is killing off the proponents of a new abattoir in a deer farming community. And Dave Duncan seems to be next on the list. Can he figure out how to stop her? Or will he have to pay for the sins of his father?

Catalan (Cat) Moaney was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and hasn’t been the same since. Little did she know, every patient recorded on file with psychosis claims to be “haunted” by these demonic entities they call travelers. None of the staff at Octagion believed these patients due to their mental state, but eventually started to because many patients were getting physical symptoms; some even dying. And now it’s even worse, because now people beside the mentally ill are dying as well.

Sunev digs through heaps of wreaking muck to try and salvage what she can for her fellow humans who may as well already be dead. Adam knows nothing of the degradation of the FA11-in below, as he is a HA11-ew in the sparkling halls above, protected and taken care of by a mechanized world of perfect order.

In the late 1590s, Scotland was on the verge of many changes that would shape its future, such as religious reformation and the union of the crowns with England. But in many ways the country, was still rooted in its medieval past, and fear of witches and demons was still a large part of everyday life. Seton confronts his demons, both internal and external, as he wanders on the fringes of history.

On the Isle of Skye, near the community of Dunvegan, sits a rustic old one-bedroom home, waiting for a new tenant. It seems like the perfect opportunity for Jim Greenwood to escape the hectic London city life—a place to move on from tragedy.