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Hobgoblin

Author: John Coyne   Series: Dover Horror Classics

Ancient magic and contemporary horror combine in this tale of a lonely boy's increasing immersion into a sword-and-sorcery fantasy game, Hobgoblin, as the line between nightmare and reality erodes.

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Ancient magic and contemporary horror combine in this tale of a lonely boy's increasing immersion into a sword-and-sorcery fantasy game, Hobgoblin, as the line between nightmare and reality erodes.

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Ancient magic meets contemporary horror in this thrilling tale of a young man's obsession. Scott Gardiner is already shattered by the demise of his character in a sword-and-sorcery fantasy. When his father dies at almost exactly the same moment, the line between nightmare and reality begins to erode.Scott and his mom attempt to start over by moving to Ballycastle, a medieval Irish manor house rebuilt on the banks of the Hudson. A new role-playing game captures Scott's imagination: Hobgoblin, in which he takes on the identity of the legendary Irish hero Brian BorĂ¹. Before long, he's seeing a black annis - a terrifying creature of Celtic myth - darting about the estate. Scott plunges deeper and deeper into the dreamlike allure of Hobgoblin until more than just his sanity is at stake and he is forced to rescue others from a dark power.

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About the Author

American author John Coyne has written more than 25 books, including a number of horror novels. His short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Modern Masters of Horror and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.

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Ancient magic meets contemporary horror in this thrilling tale of a young man's obsession. Scott Gardiner is already shattered by the demise of his character in a sword-and-sorcery fantasy. When his father dies at almost exactly the same moment, the line between nightmare and reality begins to erode.Scott and his mom attempt to start over by moving to Ballycastle, a medieval Irish manor house rebuilt on the banks of the Hudson. A new role-playing game captures Scott's imagination: Hobgoblin, in which he takes on the identity of the legendary Irish hero Brian Bor

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Product Details

Publisher
Dover Publications | Dover Publications Inc.
Published
25th December 2015
Pages
320
ISBN
9780486800097

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