Mouse and Owl: a novelette

Nerg i is among of the last of her tribe of nomadic people reluctantly living as refugees behind the walls of a fortified city. Isolated and grieving after the public execution of her lover, she despairs at the injustice done to him and dreams of revenge. But she is just one woman, and can't stand alone against the city's powerful elite. She has something they don't, however. She has ancient magic... ... and she has the rats in her walls.


About the Author
BRACKEN MacLEOD is the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of the novels MOUNTAIN HOME, COME TO DUST, and STRANDED, as well as a collection of short fiction titled, 13 VIEWS OF THE SUICIDE WOODS. His work appears in several magazines and anthologies, including LampLight, ThugLit, New Fears 2, and The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories.