The OtherEncounters With The Cthulhu Mythos Book 1
It started as a typical day in a sleepy little coastal village. But little did they know everything was about to change forever.
Corporal Joe Mills of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrives at Gallou Cove, certain the reported ‘sea monster’ washed ashore would be nothing. What he found there on the beach chilled him to the core.
Dr. Adele Kramer, a marine biologist, shows up to categorize the find. The creature defies any known life found on Earth. At least, nothing originating on the planet.
So begins their introduction to ‘The Other’, the secret world of cosmic horrors plaguing humanity since before the dawn of time. They soon find themselves drawn into a plot many millennia-old to prevent the end of all existence in the universe. Can they survive the Crawling Chaos and prevent He Who Lies Dreaming from awakening?
This book is the first in a trilogy, containing six of eighteen linked novelettes and novellas meant to be read in order and set in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
The book contains the following stories:
It Came From The Sea: the remains of a mysterious creature is washed ashore on a small Cape Breton village, forever changing the lives of all who see it.
It Slumbers Beneath The Ice: An ancient entity of cosmic evil lies trapped in the ice of the Canadian Arctic. A mysterious cult seeks to free it from its prison, an event the investigators rush to prevent.
It Lives In The Woods: A cultist summons an entity from the Dreamlands and unleashes it on this world with deadly consequences.
Hides In The Village: Small rural towns are breeding grounds for Mythos activity, where a dedicated group of followers assists The Black Pharoah in his plans to spread discord and chaos.
It Lurks In The Basement: An investigator is recovering from her encounters with The Other when she learns of an entity of unspeakable evil imprisoned in the basement of a home in her neighbourhood.
It Ends Where It Began: All of the investigators are brought together and return to the blighted Cape Breton village where their odyssey began and learn of the diabolical plan of a malign deity and one of the Mythos’ most active antagonists.
The Happenings of December 13, 2012: The story of the investigator’s mysterious handler, and how The Other first drew him into its web of terror.
Troy Young
Troy has been many things in his career. Shoe salesman, waiter, newspaper owner, children's performer, actor, elected official, policy advisor, CEO, and university lecturer. Now he wants to try his hand at writing.
Troy writes in many genres. His first attempt at writing was his Jimmie Mayfield series. The first two books (The (Extra)ordinary Life of Jimmie Mayfield and The Lifestyles of the Rich and Jimmie Mayfield) are now available. His most popular works are his Lovecraftian horror stories. Three books in The Other, containing 20 short stories of a linked arc are available. He also writes fantasy and science fiction.
Troy lives in Toronto with his wife, daughter, and dog.
The Other: The Nyarlathotep Cycle
The Other: The Nyarlathotep Cycle consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

