The Witch, the Seed and the Scalpel
Seiten
2025
McNidder & Grace (Verlag)
978-0-85716-291-5 (ISBN)
McNidder & Grace (Verlag)
978-0-85716-291-5 (ISBN)
The Witch, the Seed and the Scalpel is
a horror story steeped in the Gothic tradition. The story follows the battle
between botanist Joseph Ware and one of Scotland's last witches, against a
sinister order of surgeons.
Edinburgh
1841. Reaching out like a hungry white worm it
twisted and spiralled, tasting the air. Then, evidently attracted by the flow
of warm blood, it squirmed its way under the surface of my skin.
Every
autumn without fail, a strange seed appears on the chestnut tree that marks the
spot where the witch Margaret McKay was murdered. Legend states that anyone who
catches this nut before it hits the ground will be blessed with untold riches,
but when it falls into the eager hands of botanist Joseph Ware, the seed
unleashes a terrible curse. In his quest to find the cure, Joseph discovers a
resistance group battling to save the last of Scotland's witches from a
sinister order of surgeons who believe the key to all magic lies hidden somewhere
within a witch's anatomy. The conflict quickly tears apart the bonds of family,
friendship and even reality itself, as Joseph fights to save his soul and avoid
the anatomists' dissecting table..
a horror story steeped in the Gothic tradition. The story follows the battle
between botanist Joseph Ware and one of Scotland's last witches, against a
sinister order of surgeons.
Edinburgh
1841. Reaching out like a hungry white worm it
twisted and spiralled, tasting the air. Then, evidently attracted by the flow
of warm blood, it squirmed its way under the surface of my skin.
Every
autumn without fail, a strange seed appears on the chestnut tree that marks the
spot where the witch Margaret McKay was murdered. Legend states that anyone who
catches this nut before it hits the ground will be blessed with untold riches,
but when it falls into the eager hands of botanist Joseph Ware, the seed
unleashes a terrible curse. In his quest to find the cure, Joseph discovers a
resistance group battling to save the last of Scotland's witches from a
sinister order of surgeons who believe the key to all magic lies hidden somewhere
within a witch's anatomy. The conflict quickly tears apart the bonds of family,
friendship and even reality itself, as Joseph fights to save his soul and avoid
the anatomists' dissecting table..
Scott O'Neill spends much of his free time exploring the hills and shores of his homeland the Isle of Bute, a landscape full of history and mystery which inspires much of his writing including two published novels: The Buzz Building (2014) and The Hectic Headspace of Abigail Squall (2018). He has written several screenplays including Underground, a crime thriller which was sold to Celtic Films, The Circle, an indie horror film starring Ross Noble (2017) and Sketches of Bute (2024). The sequel to The Circle called The Circle: Awakening will be released in 2025.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Pembroke Dock |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85716-291-8 / 0857162918 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85716-291-5 / 9780857162915 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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