A new Vampire Lord is attempting to rise, but the organization founded to destroy his kind chooses to watch while another man destroys him alone.

A house owned by an unsuccessful inventor is possessed by a spirit that does what his inventions failed to achieve – with inhuman perfection.

A selfless female magi is approached by a beast who is supposed to be a man – is this the karma of magic?

And, perhaps most desperate and dramatic of all, Dr. Loonatik, former professional botanist, has snapped and will take over the world with his mutated thyme plants – unless the Hero(ine) Who Can Stop Thyme with his (or her) Chrome Weed Whacker of Dest-in-ee can save the day!

Four tales, broadly different, perhaps linked only by their superb quality, have grouped together, combining their powers in order to make you say, 'this was a good book!'. Resist if you can.