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Professor Brian Donaldson is on the run. When he discovers his trusty Australian Shepherd spooked one winter night, he is brought face-to-face with an eerie piece of his past and the ghostly specter of a mad scientist that grew up in his midst. With nowhere else to turn, Donaldson confides in a local police detective. The statement he gives offers a disquieting view into youthful ambition, madness, and a crooked spin on evolutionary science gone amiss.

Duego travels to the frigid north on a dangerous mission. The Apalaskan Manuscripts are in danger. He needs to make connections, but can he tell friend from foe? In a world where magic is threatened on all sides, it is the job of men like Duego to protect ancient manuscripts from sure destruction at the hands of The Council Of The Open Hand. Traveling into the frigid north carrying only the name of the person he is to deliver these precious scrolls, he must make alliances, or take the risk of engaging the mountains on his own. Can Duego count on Volpat, the mysterious villager, to help ...