The Silver Bough

<p><b>''Lisa Tuttle is a subtle and clever writer whose fantasy deals with the world we all believe we have sensed from time to time out of the corners of our eyes.'' Michael Moorcock</b><br><br>Appleton is a small town nestled on the coast of Scotland. Though it was once famous for the apples it produced, these days it''s a shadow of its former self. But in a hidden orchard a golden apple dangles from a silver bough, an apple believed lost for ever. The apple is part of a legend, promising either eternal happiness to the young couple who eat from it secure in their love - or a curse, for those who take its gift for granted.<br><br>Now, as the town teeters on the edge of decline, the old rituals have been forgotten and the mists are rolling in.<br><br><b>And in the mist, something is stirring . . .</b></p>