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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Refuge Collection : Volume One
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Contents

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The Empath's Tale : Part One, Steve Dillon , single work novella fantasy horror

'Joe Dolan wakes with a 'headful of hornets', a warning that today's going to bring something bad. He attends the funeral of an innocent and tries to work out if his wife has been kidnapped. Father Millar makes an appearance, we step inside the Blue Frog Tavern, and we meet a new character, an artist...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
The Wrong Path, Steve Dillon , single work novella horror fantasy

'A young man escapes the strange town of Refuge for the day, to avoid the funeral of a murdered girl, and a confrontation between his gay partner and his ex-wife. He goes for a 'walk in the park' - how easy is that? But like many of us, he takes the wrong path which leads to a terrifying encounter.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
The Fighter's Tale, Steve Dillon , single work novella fantasy horror

'A young man escapes in an 'asylum seekers boat', but it gets sunk by pirates. And that's when the nightmare begins.

'"He wouldn’t look down. That was too frightening. He looked up at the stars, the horizon, the foam on top of the waves as they rose and fell with the ocean’s swell. The tiny red boat must be more refugees, mustn't it?"'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
The Death of a Cruciverbalist, Martin J. Livings , single work novella horror fantasy

'A keen crossword puzzler is puzzled even more by disturbing news about the crossword's creator. A tale for the armchair sleuth and anyone who is following the goings on in the strange little town of Refuge.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
The Housewife's Tale, Steve Dillon , single work novella horror fantasy

'Barbara's husband thinks of her as 'just a housewife', and that's just how she feels. A life of bullying has made her a shadow of her former self. Can her new 'pet' help her find new meaning to her life? Meanwhile Father Millar, Refuge's Priest of ill-repute has an intriguing conversation with her husband.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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