The Secret of V
By Wispian Grey
()
About this ebook
An enigmatic narrator tells of an extraordinary discovery made deep within the English countryside one sultry summer.
A paranormal novella of murder and deception.
Wispian Grey
Writer of peculiar fiction - accommodating absurdism, whimsy, aphoristic philosophy, outlandish adventure, real-world fantasy, grotesquery and phantasmagoria.
Related to The Secret of V
Related ebooks
Angel of Fire: Book One of Zach's Story (Fourth Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Prisoner Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Stories About Isolation and Loneliness: In a crowded world we can still be alone and ignored Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn These Days of Prohibition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Doctor Nobody and the Lower Animals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Crying Boy: A Compelling Suspense Thriller Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlockbuster Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMagpie's Song Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Xmas Ghost Tale: Kreepers from the Krypt Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlien in My Pocket #5: Ohm vs. Amp Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Initiation (My Harem Academia, #1): My Harem Academia, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Elements: Rise of the Hunters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Curse of Onegin: Stories and Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDoor Number Three Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Moment Before Drowning: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shadow of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmily Taylor: The Teenage Mum Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlien Memorial Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAwoken Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Six Stories collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChained to Him: Mafia Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThis Isn't One of the Stories I Remember Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Concert of the Night Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saltwater in the soul: Book one in Saltwater Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSaltwater in the Soul: Book 1 in the Saltwater Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBounty Hunter: The Vampyr Wars: Angel Of Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Jewel of Seven Stars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeamish Boy (I Am Not My Story): A Memoir of Recovery & Awakening Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5He Who Was Living: A Dystopian Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAngels Descendants: Angels and Demons, Book two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Fantasy For You
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lord Of The Rings: One Volume Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Empire of the Vampire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tress of the Emerald Sea: Secret Projects, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sarah J. Maas: Series Reading Order - with Summaries & Checklist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wizard's First Rule Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is How You Lose the Time War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nettle & Bone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sabriel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Desert: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lovecraft Country: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Phantom Tollbooth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mistborn: Secret History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The City of Dreaming Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Piranesi Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Underworld: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Immortal Longings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Empire: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Sun Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Pirate Lord: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Secret of V
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Secret of V - Wispian Grey
THE
SECRET
OF
V
A N O V E L L A
BY
Wispian Grey
Contents
Chapter 1 ~ Behind The Gap
Chapter 2 ~ Returning
Chapter 3 ~ The Shack In The Woods
Chapter 4 ~ Upshot Of The Knock
Chapter 5 ~ Goodnight Forever
Chapter 6 ~ The Red Book Of Secrets
Chapter 7 ~ Unanswered Questions
Chapter 8 ~ Down Into Darkness
Chapter 9 ~ The Black & The Gold
Chapter 10 ~ Searching V
Chapter 11 ~ The Handover Of Power
Chapter 1
Behind The Gap
AT THE GAP in the wall they stand, all three gazing blankly. Behind them, a steep rampart-like slope inclosed by jagged rocks. Above, impossibly high, grey daylight peeks in through a natural skylight.
We should go back,
says V.
I'm not climbing that ladder again,
says O, scratching behind one of his knees.
I agree,
says Y.
With whom?
says V.
With him,
says Y. I agree with O. That ladder scared the pants off a me. Climbing up was bad enough. Going back down would turn me inside out. Me arms are jelly. Look!
He waves and flops his arms about like a confounded octopus.
V beholds Y with concealed disdain.
O discharges a snide cough before moving closer to the gap in the wall of rock.
We can fit through,
he says feeling into the moist cleft. I'm sure we can. It looks to me like it leads somewhere.
How the hell do you know that?
says V. It could lead anywhere. Or nowhere. Or worse still to a place we won't be able to get out of. It'll be black as pitch in there. We'd never be able to see where we're going. If one of you duffers hadn't dropped the flashlight I'd probably hazard a look. Let's go back.
Ignoring V, O edges into and through the gap.
I'm going in as well,
says Y following O. It's shimmy time, boyo.
Internally shaking his head, V watches as