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Westermead: A Collection of Tales
The ways of old merge with the magical and fantastic in this wondrous world. Experience Westermead's thaw and awakening season by season, the lush heat of summer's passion and the retreat into winter's desolate embrace. Come celebrate and mourn with the people of Westermead as they make their way through a world steeped in both beauty and dread. More than just a collection of tales, Westermead brings to life an enchanted country where the supernatural is as natural as the sunrise. Follow the intrepid documentarians, Purdy and Beech, on their hunt for the fearsome Frost Mare. Learn the secret of the stranger whose life little Melly saved in Four Bronze Sisters. Face The Mask of Black Tears alongside Mullein Wick while he fights for his sister's release from servitude. This new mythology is ripe with unique characters, spiced with folkways and mixed throughout with a deep respect for all things natural. Given storytelling this vibrant, it is both easy and thrilling to get lost in Thomas' unique landscape.
296 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Scott Thomas
28 books59 followersThis bio is for the Horror/Fantasy author, Scott Thomas. There are also several other writers with this name.
Scott Thomas is an author of ghostly stories, often set in the 18th and 19th centuries in New England and Britain.
He is also the author of the fantasy novel FELLENGREY. His books include the collections URN AND WILLOW, QUILL & CANDLE, MIDNIGHT IN NEW ENGLAND, THE GARDEN OF GHOSTS, OVER THE DARKENING FIELDS, WESTERMEAD, SHADOWS OF FLESH, COBWEBS AND WHISPERS and two books co-written by brother Jeffrey Thomas, THE SEA OF FLESH AND ASH and PUNKTOWN: SHADES OF GREY.
Two of Scott Thomas' stories were reprinted in "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #15" (St. Martin's Press) and another story was reprinted in "The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII" (DAW Books). Scott lives in New England.
Scott Thomas is an author of ghostly stories, often set in the 18th and 19th centuries in New England and Britain.
He is also the author of the fantasy novel FELLENGREY. His books include the collections URN AND WILLOW, QUILL & CANDLE, MIDNIGHT IN NEW ENGLAND, THE GARDEN OF GHOSTS, OVER THE DARKENING FIELDS, WESTERMEAD, SHADOWS OF FLESH, COBWEBS AND WHISPERS and two books co-written by brother Jeffrey Thomas, THE SEA OF FLESH AND ASH and PUNKTOWN: SHADES OF GREY.
Two of Scott Thomas' stories were reprinted in "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #15" (St. Martin's Press) and another story was reprinted in "The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII" (DAW Books). Scott lives in New England.
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December 7, 2018This edition is limited to 150 signed copies.
This volume is #70 and signed by the author.
One of my newly acquired prize possessions!!!
This volume is #70 and signed by the author.
One of my newly acquired prize possessions!!!
October 21, 2008
Be transported to another realm where the magical still exists, ghosts abound and the fantastical is around every corner.
December 22, 2019
A magical journey into a magical country
I won't describe this book as a page-turner. No sir, Scott Thomas' prose is of a more exalted lineage. The stories and prose poems that make up this wonderful book are hypnotic, lyrical. Some are frightening, some tragic, some sweet, yet others yet carry the bite of mordant humor. You will not likely finish the book in a sitting, because you will want to return to the pieces you've just finished, to savor the evocative words once again. Westermead is a place of much beauty in all its seasons. Sit with a cup of warm spiced grog and immerse yourself in it again and again.
I won't describe this book as a page-turner. No sir, Scott Thomas' prose is of a more exalted lineage. The stories and prose poems that make up this wonderful book are hypnotic, lyrical. Some are frightening, some tragic, some sweet, yet others yet carry the bite of mordant humor. You will not likely finish the book in a sitting, because you will want to return to the pieces you've just finished, to savor the evocative words once again. Westermead is a place of much beauty in all its seasons. Sit with a cup of warm spiced grog and immerse yourself in it again and again.
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