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The shortlisted and winning entries in the 5th Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Competition. 12 stories to share before the fireplace on a Christmas evening.A cow is lowing in the byre and a misty shroud covers parts of the red dawn. They call to me to take note: this is the time of year when all bets are off - when the veil between worlds is sheer.For those with a sense of it, these marvellous stories will sit well with you. They convey a real connection between worlds. They may bring you home with the conviction that there is more to this life than everything you can touch.Five judges came to the conclusion that the ghostly tales printed here epitomise the belief that "there is something else".All the entries were read by two judges who sent twenty through to another two judges. Ten of those were chosen to be published and went to the final judge who chose the three winning entries.Thanks and respect go to all who took part. It is a wonderful thing to be able to put thoughts into words. Congratulations to John and Simon who produced the three winning stories.I hope all who sit down with this delightful book will be just a little bit haunted by it!

Mindheim is ruled by whatever children love best but when the queen of the unicorns is locked away by the elf queen, all goodness threatens to leave Mindheim...and our world! The only hope is a human child.Sarah is confused when she wakes up in the middle of the night to find a young elf and two gnomes asking for help. "You want an adult for that," she tells them, but the world can only be saved by a child, and only one who believes in unicorns.But the elf queen's cruelty and need for power is too strong, and Sarah cannot save Mindheim on her own. Will she be able to save the worlds with the help of her new friends? Can she bring the goodness back to everyone?And, in a world made of dreams, where do the nightmares go?

Despite adoring his family and enjoying frequenting gaming tables, Captain Josiah Tenterchilt’s true love is the British Army and he is committed to his duty. As such, he does not hesitate to answer the army’s call when King Louis XVI of France is executed.Accompanied by his wife to Flanders, Josiah finds his path crosses with a man who could not be more different from him: an apprentice surgeon named Henry Fotherby. As these two men pursue their own actions, fate and the careful connivance of a mysterious individual will push them together for the rest of their lives.But it is a tumultuous time, and the French revolutionaries are not the only ones who pose a threat. The two gentlemen must find their place in a world where the constraints of social class are inescapable, and ‘slavery or abolition’ are the words on everyone’s lips. ΓÇïBeneath Black Clouds and White is the prequel to Day's Dying Glory, which was published by Crowvus in April 2017.

As the nights get longer, snuggle around the fireside with this cosy book of ghost stories. Collected from the 2nd Crowvus Ghost Story Competition, this anthology contains fourteen stunning tales that will chill your bones or bring a tear to your eye.Follow the spine-chilling tales of haunted woods, haunted houses and even haunted buses in this thrilling volume of literary treasures.