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Location: The Edinburgh Bookshop, 176 Bruntsfield Place, EH10 4DF
Join us to celebrate the launch for local author Lyndsey Croal's new collection of dark and seasonal tales inspired by Scottish Folklore, Dark Crescent.
About the book:
An omen of spirits dance across the sky. A lonely woman befriends a sea witch as the world ends. The last whale in the world travels north in search of hope. A grandmother seeks revenge on the sea monster that took her family.
DARK CRESCENT is a collection of seasonal tales inspired by Scottish folklore, landscape, superstitions, and omens. In this book, readers will find reinterpretations of common folklore creatures and phenomenon, like the Kelpie, Selkie, and Will-o'-the-Wisps, as well as lesser known, such as the Sea Mither, Ceasg, Marool, Sluagh, Ghillie Dhu, Nuckelavee, Baobhan Sith, and The Frittening, all with dark and strange lore around them.
Moving through the seasons, from a darker Autumn and Winter to a more optimistic Summer, the often-interconnected stories cover a wide range of genres, including gothic, weird horror, speculative, dark fantasy, and solarpunk. Many of the tales are also inspired by nature, climate, and the environment, with feminist and eco themes throughout.
About the Author:
Lyndsey Croal is an Edinburgh-based author of strange and speculative fiction. Her short work has appeared in over eighty magazines and anthologies, including with Apex, Analog, Weird Tales, Shoreline of Infinity, and Mslexia's Best Women's Short Fiction. She's a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee, British Fantasy Award Finalist, and former Hawthornden Fellow. Her debut collection of dark science fiction tales Limelight and Other Stories was published with Shortwave Publishing in 2024. Dark Crescent is her second collection, published by Luna Press Publishing in 2025, gathering dark and seasonal tales inspired by Scottish folklore. She lives in Edinburgh with her giant cat Pippin and has a professional background in climate and nature policy and comms. She's currently working on a number of longer projects in the sci fi, eco fiction, and horror space. Find out more via www.lyndseycroal.co.uk.
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