The Moonshawl - Constantine, Storm

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Résumé :
Ysbryd drwg... the bad ghost Ysobi har Jesith embarks upon a job far from home, where his history isn't known - a welcome freedom. Hired by Wyva, the phylarch of the Wyvachi tribe, Ysobi goes to Gwyllion to create a spiritual system based upon local folklore, but he soon discovers some of that folklore is out of bounds, taboo... Secrets lurk in the soil of Gwyllion, and the old house Meadow Mynd, home of the Wyvachi leaders. The house and the land are haunted. The fields are soaked in blood and echo with the cries of those who were slaughtered there, almost a century ago. In Gwyllion, the past doesn't go away, and the hara who live there cling to it, remembering still their human ancestors. Tribal families maintain ancient enmities, inspired by a horrific murder in the past. Old hatreds and a thirst for vengeance have been awoken by the approaching feybraiha - coming of age - of Wvya's son, Myvyen. If the harling is to survive, Ysobi must help him confront the past, lay the ghosts to rest and scour the tainted soil of malice. But the ysbryd drwg is strong, built of a century of resentment and evil thoughts. Is it too powerful, even for a scholarly hienama with Ysobi's experience and skill? The Moonshawl, an artefact of protection, was once fashioned to keep Wyvachi heirs from harm, but the threads are old and worn, the magic fading, and its sacred sites - which might empower it once more - are prohibited. Only by understanding what the shawl symbolises and how it once controlled the ysbryd drwg can Ysobi even attempt to prevent the terrible tragedy that looms to engulf the Wyvachi tribe. 'The Moonshawl' is a standalone story, set in the world of Storm Constantine's ground-breaking, science fantasy Wraeththu mythos.

Biographie:
Storm Constantine: is the creator of the Wraeththu Mythos, the first trilogy of which was published in the 1980s, which was boundary-breaking science fantasy. She has since written a further 21 novels, across genres, (including Hermetech and Burying the Shadow), and is currently working on a book of 3 linked novellas. Storm has 88 published short stories, 10 full-length non-fiction titles, including Sekhem Heka and Whatnots and Curios, (both through Immanion Press) and 10 short story collections, including Splinters of Truth (NewCon Press 2016). She is the founder of Immanion Press, created initially to publish her out-of-print back catalogue, but which evolved into the thriving venture it is today. Her interests include magic and spirituality, movies, music and MMOs. She is a long-time fan of weird fiction and old ghost stories, of which she has a large collection. She lives in the Midlands of the UK, with her husband and four demanding cats. She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storm.constantine and has a new web site, still in progress, at http://www.stormconstantine.co.uk. She tweets so rarely it's not really worth mentioning, but has a blog she makes every effort to update now and again at
https://dreamsofdarkangels.wordpress.com/