Closer than bone is an abiding set of incantations that will take the reader from the darkness of a warlike russian winter into the promised freedom of a fully realised future. dangers lurk as the shadows of rome seek a new victim, while alien ships arrive with intent. in satan's librarian, evil asserts itself in banality, and in credit, the devil looks to be a saint. The latter half of the book sees light enter its world as an archaeologist finally learns the truth outside of his books, in the heart of osiris. a demon frees his mind to see a meaning in the sender, and wisdom is taken after it is released in the fairy tale Elspeth and Fairytail. These stories will take the reader through risk and loss, revenge, murder, nightmares and guilty pleasures.