Stephen J. Clark's stories present a familiar world beneath which flow relentless, malevolent and unknowable forces. Souls desirous or foolhardy enough to scratch at the surface are liable to be lured into ritualistic games, or confronted by ancient conspiracies and treacherous cabals. Myths lie hidden behind many masks.
A Mythology of Masks contains ten uncollected stories and one new and previously unpublished piece, as well as numerous specially produced illustrations, a colour cover and two different endpapers by Clark.
The full contents are:
Animals That I Have Scarcely Known
The Vigil
The Figurehead of the Cailleach
On the Edge of Utterance
The Great Ruins of Tomorrow
Out of Bounds
The Door Will Close Behind You
Of Mandrake and Henbane
The Twilight's Crown
At the Roots
Lithe Tenant
This is a 264 page hardback edition with illustrated endpapers; limited to just 300 copies.
ISBN: 978-1-739579142.
It can be ordered now for £40.00, inclusive of postage worldwide.