Apparitions and Other Dark Doings — John Salonia

APPARITIONS AND OTHER DARK DOINGS features two new novellas about Albaric Corwen, Tierny, and Rutha Khan; plus a complete word chapter deleted from QUEST FOR THE HYDRA, presented as a stand-alone story; and a new novella in Melvale's saga. In APPARITIONS, Albaric and Tierny must somehow defeat a hideously personal haunting when the tortured ghosts of Rutha's past arise to wreak their horrifying vengeance on her - and on all who love her. On a treasure hunt, Tierny learns the bitter ramifications of trust and treachery, and love and lechery, when she seeks THE CAVE OF MICTLANTELATHRI. Filled with MORTIFYING REFLECTIONS, Albaric must face and defeat his materialized psychic twin. Unfortunately, his double is invulnerable to all forms of attack - and is thoroughly and relentlessly evil . . . When wandering magician Melvale finds an isolated village safe from all attacks of Night-spawn without any resident wizard, he is drawn into an ancient curse of horrifying proportions in DE MASTICATIONE MORTUORUM IN TUMULIS. Impecunious alchemist Auric Dimas allows a demon to take possession of his hand, believing that he'll have a world of wealth at his fingertips. Instead, it brings him a world of trouble in GOLDFINGER. . . The 8-volume WIZARD OF EARTH'S END series: THE STAFF AND THE STONE QUEST FOR THE HYDRA MADMAN OF GHAVIER THE HOUNDS OF CHAOS THE SHORES OF SARGOTHROND THE CHAMPION OF NIGHT APPARITIONS AND OTHER DARK DOINGS