Grimahlka and Other Fantasies

<p>Grimahlka and Other Fantasies is a collection of previously published tales. Fortunately fiction is timeless. Otherwise the Odyssey would be a title no one remembers.</p><p></p><p>The lead story explores a witch's love for a foundling and pays tribute to mothers of every ilk including the often-maligned stepmother.</p><p></p><p>Like Grimahlka each adventure encourages the reader to discover a hidden truth. In Marie Eau-Clare the central character pays a price for a taste of forbidden desire. Yet when love beckons a second time she takes the risk again.</p><p></p><p>Gustav Pavel is also a story about risk. Scheming to avenge the death of his wife Pavel confronts a truth that threatens to unhinge him. As for the shadowy monk in Agent of God he makes sport of others' affection only to be exposed to the danger of self-love.</p><p></p><p>This volume of magic and phantasmagoria is best read by the flickering light of a bonfire.</p>