A female shape-changer, pursued by invisible aliens, escapes to Victorian London. . . where she is aided by Aleister Crowley and the disciples of the Golden Dawn.

F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre is the author of more than 60 science-fiction, fantasy and horror stories published in major anthologies and magazines in the U.S. and Britain. He lives in northern Wales and in New York City and has permanent jet-lag.