A collection of three novellas.

The Palelings: The small desert town of Wayfarer's Rest has come under attack by a strange evil. Now, the people of the town will have to fight to survive the night of the Palelings.

Moth to a Flame: A writer trying to finish writing a book years after his first book flopped takes up residence in a house in the small town of Grainville. Soon, he will learn that there is a darkness at the heart of the town and he may not be able to leave.

The True Faith: On a distant planet, a group survives a battle with pirates in the Quarthari desert. Stranded, they take refuge in a village, awaiting a ship to take them off-planet. There, they must deal with the continued threat from pirates. One of the survivors, Rori Cloudd, learns of a mysterious ritual that's meant to end a long drought. When she learns the nature of the ritual, she must decide what to do about it.