Revenants

by Duncan Harper

Sorcerer-Cleric Alcuin isn’t wanted in Scar Glen, and he doesn’t much want to be there either. For after dark, in this place so far from civilization, the doors are barred and the fires banked up, and death stalks the streets.
The town is the haunt of revenants, cursed souls brought back from the dead to terrorize the living. Alcuin has been sent to exorcise them and return them to their graves, a task he is understandably keen to perform as quickly as possible.
Yet he soon finds that there is more to fear than the undead, and that there are other powerful forces that do not want him to uncover the truth. The only person who can help him is Molly, but she is a young woman who despises everything he stands for.
Then Molly, too, disappears, and Alcuin must solve the mystery of Scar Glen from the clues left behind by the departed if he wants to save Molly, and himself.

Revenants is a novella (short novel) of Acadia of approximately 66 pages.

66 pages, ebook

First published January 13, 2014

About the author

A fenlander by birth and resident at various times of Cornwall, York, Madrid, Montreal, Granada and Valencia, Duncan Harper was always fascinated by the Dark Ages, medieval history and Northern European and Scandinavian myths and legends. After student backpacking in the Americas he became a lawyer in the UK, and following that a translator and lecturer in Spain. ‘Revenants’, his first novella, was e-published in early 2014, followed by 'Witch of the Fall', the first of four novels set in the alternative fantasy world of Acadia. He is a keen plant-grower, photographer, filmgoer and supporter of Oxfam and Amnesty International.

Reviews

[Richard Penn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Revenants is an easy and pleasant read, and a good introduction to Harper's novel series set in the same world. The story features a novice priest, in a priesthood based on magical mental powers. Stories of ghosts and ghouls in a faraway town have him dispatched there by his superiors, to deal with the spirits and above all to ensure the continued supply of precious amber. When he gets there, he finds his own colleague turned against him, and must overcome violent attacks and the misogynistic teachings of his faith to save the town, and indeed his own life.