Dr. Sibley, long-standing Chair of the English and Classical Literature Department at Graysonville University, has outlasted many of his detractors. Mysterious consequences await those who defy or disappoint him.
In this story, a colleague's avant-guard theories offend Sibley's traditional critical sensibilities. While studying at Sibley's cabin, he uncovers some strange artifacts along with a new, sinister answer to an ancient riddle.
This colleague will learn perhaps too late that Dr. Sibley may be far more powerful than he seems.