The Maidens of Fey & Other Dark Matter

The Maidens of Fey & Other Dark Matter is a collection of five short stories by the British author, Stacey Dighton.

'The Maidens of Fey' is a tale which draws the reader into a world full of beautiful fairies, devious Cornish piskies, a wise druid and a malevolent witch. Writer for the Travel Bug, Freddy Deacon, visits the mysterious village of Fey to cover the five hundredth year anniversary of the festival of Lord Evreux. As Freddy attempts to learn more about the legendary Lord and his relationship with the mythical maidens of Fey he is confronted by the impish and entrancing Gwenora, the scheming locals, Jacca, Petroc and Madgie and the evil witch, Morai the Unwashed. As their collective stories collide in a tragic finale, home truths are revealed and much blood is spilt.

In 'Only By Night', Brody and Christian navigate an eternally dark dystopian London, drawing on their contacts in the mysterious Syndicate to hatch a plot against the all controlling Omega Power. Can Brody and his family escape the clutches of the Bishop, gain the confidence of Suko and the Worm and destroy the Omega fusion power reactor?

Becca's apartment is infested with 'Bed Bugs' and other assorted insects. Her enigmatic lover. Benjamin, is missing in action, her devoted best friend Jonah is pursuing her for attention and her manipulative mother is bearing down on her. Can Jonah help her resolve her bug problem, protect her from her mysterious blackout episodes and resolve the mystery of her disappearing boyfriend?

A 'Timebomb' is about to go off and only one man can protect the Earth from complete destruction. Can he escape the clutches of his shadowy captors, solve the riddle of the incomplete code, find his way back home through the eternal maze of time and space and rescue his family from certain annihilation?

'Mister Trick' is an eccentric and colourful magician. His friend, Drew, has hired him to entertain the children at his daughter, Tabitha's, christening party, much to the disgust of Drew's volatile wife, Lydia. Meanwhile, Drew's brother Arthur is incarcerated in the local asylum due to a previous violent assault on Lydia's brother, Shawn. As the evening unfolds the events leading to the vicious altercation are revealed, fingers are pointed and Mister Trick unveils his devastating finale.

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