A Gift in the Dark: Short Story

By Gavin Wilson

A short story based on Cornish mining legend, and including in my compilation of the same name.

There are things in the darkness that you cannot see, unless they want to be seen. A miner's descent into the earth begins a descent into madness, history and legend. When will it end?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gavin Wilson
• Release date: May 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301755271

Gavin Wilson

A reader of far too many books for his own good, Gavin has a sneaking suspicion that all the words his brain has been forced to ingest in the past are now leaking back out in the form of various works of fiction. This has resulted in a somewhat varied writing style as the author tends to write whatever pops into his head, regardless of genre. Gavin tends to write short stories of a fantastical nature, often crossing genres and mixing fantasy, horror and science fiction. Having grown up (sort of) reading works by such noted authors as Sir Terry Pratchett, Arthur C Clarke, Larry Niven, Neil Gaiman, JRR Tolkein, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Bernard Cornwell and many others, he is heavily influenced by stories that hover on the edge of reality or history. Many of his tales are heavily influenced by growing up in rural south-west England where old tales whisper from the shadows and streetlights are rare.

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A Gift in the Dark

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Gavin Wilson

A short story based on Cornish Myth.

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