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In
a grimy alley in the East End of London, the forbidding,
turreted edifice that is the Wyrd Museum is wreathed in
midnight mist. Pale fingers of moonlight tease through the
enshrouding swathes, painting unpleasant, mottled dapples
upon its silent watchful walls.
Yet
the tranquil scene is marred by the gaping wound to the
grand Victorian entrance.
One
of the bronze figures that once flanked the imposing, oaken
door now lies shattered upon the ground - a testament to
the violence which has occured many miles away.
One
of the three controlling Fates of humankind lies slain and
the ancient chambers of the Wyrd Museum echo with grief.
Even
as Neil Chapman and little Edie Dorkins make their weary
journey back from the battle-raged Glastonbury Tor, things
within the Wyrd Museum are already beginning to stir. Someone
has come to disturb the slumbering shadows and presently
the gloom-filled collections will ring to the sound of unquiet
footsteps as the spectral unrest mounts. Is Miss Ursula
Webster to be trusted, or is she concealing yet another
fatal secret? And just who is the mysterious ghost-hunter
haunting their every move? Can the approaching darkness
be averted or has the final doom descended on the world
at last?
The
Fatal Strand is the thrilling conclusion to the chilling
trilogy, Tales from the Wyrd Museum.
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