There are three tales in this novella, two of which are based on the authors own experiences of meeting ghosts. Whether you believe or not, and realistically I do not, the encounters were very real, and thought provoking. The third story, The Herald, is my first attempt at Science Fiction. Given the present situation in Russia and North Korea, it is quite topical. I wrote this story initially as long ago as 1995. But now that I publish, I decided it would be better aired to the world as a cautionary tale.