The Nemesis of Fire and Others : Hippocampus Press : 9781614984023 : 1614984026 : 31 Dec 2023 : This second volume of Algernon Blackwood's complete short stories includes the six stories he wrote about the psychic detective John Silence. Only five of them were collected in John Silence-Physician Extraordinary (1908), which became a bestseller and allowed Blackwood to spend the next six years in financial security. The John Silence stories set the pattern for the psychic detective, and dozens of authors have imitated the detective's pursuit of the strange and supernatural. For Blackwood, the John Silence stories allowed him to express some of his most deeply held beliefs as well as to adapt elements from his own life. "Secret Worship" is based on Blackwood's time with the Moravian Brotherhood in Germany. "Ancient Sorceries" is a haunting tale of metempsychosis, where the inhabitants of a French town turn into cats at night. "The Camp of the Dog" is a powerful werewolf story. Other