Paw-Prints of the Gods

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Paw-Prints of the Gods is a sequel to the novel Hollow Moon. You do not need to have read the earlier work to enjoy this latest story, for any salient plot devices are reintroduced and explained wherever necessary. If you wish to read Hollow Moon and the associated short stories (and I hope you do), the ebooks are available from all major online stockists.

The author would like to thank Karen for friendship, wine and invaluable help in proof-reading Paw-Prints of the Gods; Victor for the front cover artwork; and of course Sarah, who despite all evidence to the contrary, still keeps me sane in this big, bad city.

THE CABIN WAS DARK, its inhabitants sound asleep. No one saw the burly yet stealthy figure as he stole through the door, plucked a bag from the floor and quickly retreated.

Outside, in the sweltering heat of the dome, the thief withdrew a touch-screen slate from the bag and switched it on. The scan of their latest discovery was in the list of recent items, but upon looking at the image of the strange carvings he saw the slate’s owner had superimposed twelve lines of text that were all-too familiar:

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