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Started: 16:27:51 - Apr 7, 2009 by: Eternalpress
The Wood
by Andrew Richardson
http://www.eternalpress.ca/thewood.html
Paranormal/horror/thriller
$6.95
Heat rating: 2 flames
Cover Art © 2009 by Dawné Dominique
Edited by Pam Slade
Copyedited by Erin Cramer
Layout and Book Production by Ally Robertson
eBook ISBN: 978-1-926647-66-1
Print ISBN: 978-1-926647-74-6
Blurb:
The Wood is a terrifying, fast paced horror that will thrill the most devout horror fans.
Kath Mahoney has never believed in ancient myths—she has even written a book debunking the Celtic Legends. To celebrate the book’s launch, Kath and a group of friends are invited to join in a ‘live’ role playing adventure focusing on the stories she has managed to disprove. The group soon find themselves in a mysterious wood, where Kath meets some of the creatures from the Celtic myths. The friends find themselves in a violent struggle for survival, fighting against beasts and beings none of them thought, still existed.
On the journey, Kath Mahoney is forced to re-evaluate her beliefs.
“Maybe there’s some truth in fairy tales, after all…”
Excerpt:
“The omens are not favorable to your quest.”
“That’s bullshit.” Darren responded to the Arch-druid’s words by
placing his hands firmly on his hips. He glared from face to face, as if daring
anyone to disagree with him.
The withered old man gave a heavy sigh and raised his blood-splattered
hands to the ceiling once more. Drops fell to the straw as he spoke through
his red-tinted beard. “But I have sacrificed a lamb and divined the omens
from its entrails—”
“You might still believe that claptrap. But Kath and I have proved in our
book, that sort of thing never really happened.”
Mandi gave a quiet gag as she clutched her holdall against her chest.
“But I have asked Dana, Lady of the Earth, and Balor, Lord of the
Shadow World, about the success of your visit to their realm…” The
bloodied old man’s voice was quiet but firm.
Authoritative, Kath thought. But he actually believes this, she realized,
feeling the knot that the mead had loosened retighten in her stomach.
“Danger will be your companion should you choose to undertake your
journey.”
“Cool,” Aaron muttered.
Darren’s eyes narrowed. “So, I’ve come all this way, into the middle of
nowhere, to take part in this adventure. And now you’re saying I can’t
because some dead sheep has a gammy stomach?” His fists clenched at the
side of his body. “Give me strength,” he muttered.”
Now, dear boy, I don’t think there’s any need to get excited,” Max said.
The Arch-druid’s face remained tight, the hearth-fire giving his greying
eyes a burning light that complemented the sheep’s blood splattering his
features. “With nine of you, protected by your number, the gods may have
been prepared to overlook the omens. But you lack the safeguard of the
sacred triple three. You are only twice three…” He shrugged, the gesture
seeming to Kath to be out of keeping with his imposing stature and scarlet tinted
flesh.
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