The United States frontier, 1804: Things are in the woods outside Windsor Pass, things previously undiscovered by settlers. It goes by many names, but to the young lovers Edmond and Marie, it is known as the Barascaxon, an ancient evil that haunts the land. When Marie is taken by it they will discover the creature for themselves, in a love story descending in darkness. This is an all-new author edition of the novel, re-edited and re-released in time for the anniversary of the original publishing.