'Joe learns of the Hellbreed and the Configuration puzzle-box. A strange dream makes him wonder about Refuge's past, and his brother Frank makes him worry for its future. They meet Bastet, the cat-headed Egyptian Goddess, who reveals the reason for Joe's powers and his role in the war that's coming to Refuge.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'Three displaced men share secrets in the comfort of the Blue Frog Tavern, but when talk turns to Refuge's secrets, they're compelled to go on a journey together. Where are they headed? “Out through the wall, to the marshes.” Not exactly happy, one asks "What’s out there that we need to see in the middle of the night?”'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'"Checking in at the Kraken Hotel, I’d had a niggling feeling I’d wound up in Innsmouth instead of Refuge."
'A small and secret group who called themselves the Voice of the Thorn were the fosters and guardians of an uncatalogued breed of rose.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'This is the story of The Black Shuck, a legendary beast that stalks Refuge every 20 years. It's also Darren Marsh's story. It's also the story of a mysterious figure who rolls into Refuge with four crows for company. How do these things all relate? And what lies beneath Refuge anyway?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.