Synopsis: In a number of stories, Schwader has written interconnected narratives that bring Lovecraftian terror to the remote regions near her native Wyoming, with Native American characters drawing upon their spiritual resources to battle the cosmic forces. Several of these stories—"Twenty Mile," "Experiencing the Other," "Paradigm Wash," "Night of the Piper," "The Wind-Caller"—feature an amateur anthropologist, Cassie Barrett, as a recurring character and constitute some of Schwader's most vivid narratives. Other tales—such as "Her Beloved Son," a plangent account of Lavinia Whateley's relationship with her cosmic twins, and "The Death Verses of Yian-Ho," a tale of psychic possession that draws upon the Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan—display the full range of Schwader's sensitive adaptations of Lovecraftian elements.