Author Simon M.D.Brewer brings you four original, gothic parables about cursed individuals who venture beyond death.The stories are:1. A Bard's Tale When Anya the Bard's husband dies, she seeks out a way to bring him back from the dead. A mysterious man, Wilfred Von Wilhelm, a Doctor of Somnambulism offers his assistance in resurrecting the deceased. Soon however Anya realises that she may have made a grave mistake. Is her resurrected husband the man she remembers and what is the Doctor's true motive for helping her?2. The Testament of Prisoner XAble seaman Imran Mehmood witnesses his crewmates killed by an evil temptress. He is seduced by the Siren and taken back to her ancestral home. There Imran is bound to her, body and soul and opens his heart to the evil darkness. Can he escape her - does he want to?3. A Song of Human NatureMother Nature resides in judgement over the earth walkers. That is when Caesare falls into her care. As he grows into a man he is tasked with proving that the humans deserve a place in the world. Yet Caesare is inflicted with an evil curse by the spirit of the Wolf King. Can he escape the monster inside and prove to Mother that the earth walkers are worthy of life?4. The Fable - Part One. The Tale of two BrothersTwin boys are born to the King and Queen of Ortusland but with their arrival a prophecy is foretold. One brother will kill the other. The first brother, Alaric is enslaved and taken to the Netherworld where he lives a life of torture and cannibalism. The second brother, Basileus must make corrupting decisions and great burdensome sacrifices. The question is, which brother is good and which one is evil and is their fate set in stone