In Celebration of Lammas Night
Short Fiction and Poetry ~ “Lammas Night”, “Hallowmas Night”
Mercedes Lackey & Friends
In “Lammas Night,” a young weaver of spells is persuaded to bide a while in a small village, to make the village spells and keep the Dark at bay. As part of their persuasion, the villagers have given her the house of her predecessor. Not knowing that his spirit lingers there, she unwittingly breaks the spell that laid him. Now, a half-seen phantom courts her. He is either her lover for all time, the only one she will ever know - or a wicked spirit’s seeming, the aim of which is to entrap her in a fate unspeakable.
Will she call him to her or banish him forever? Now is the time of choosing, the Witching on Lammas Night. Magic Dark and Light are in perfect balance.
She begins the casting of her spell . . .
The poem “Lammas Night” and short story “Hallowmas Night” are currently available exclusively in this anthology.
First published February 1996