The Mists of Cairn Gorm. A Tale of the Am Fear Liath Mor - Jennifer Povey;JW Harp

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.

These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, some from other worlds, and others have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.

These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.

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Unsure of her future, Dorothy Gordon pits herself against the proverbial mountain over and over, both literally and figuratively, trying to find the right path forward for her life. Claiming summit after summit, she skirts a fine edge between reckless and responsible.

But when a "tame" peak pushes back things get serious. Something inexplicable comes at her through the mist, leaving her disoriented and her confidence shaken. Things only get worse when she finds herself back down the slope and her climbing buddy gone missing.

All, however, is not as it seems, and Dorothy must face her fears-of life and the mountain-to head off the true threat.