Dark Crescent

<p><em>An omen of spirits dance across the sky. A lonely woman befriends a sea witch as the world ends. The last whale in the world travels north in search of hope. A grandmother seeks revenge on the sea monster that took her family.</em></p><p></p><p>DARK CRESCENT is a collection of seasonal tales inspired by Scottish folklore landscapes superstitions and omens. In this book readers will find reinterpretations of common folklore creatures and phenomenon like the Kelpie Selkie and Will-o'-the-Wisps as well as lesser known such as the Sea Mither Ceasg Marool Sluagh Ghillie Dhu Nuckelavee Baobhan Sith and The Frittening all with dark and strange lore around them.</p><p>Moving through the seasons from a darker Autumn and Winter to a more optimistic Summer the often-interconnected stories cover a wide range of genres including gothic weird horror speculative dark fantasy and solarpunk. Many of the tales are also inspired by nature climate and the environment with feminist and eco themes throughout.</p>