Seasons in the Abyss

Seasons in the Abyss is a story cycle set in The Faceless P.I. by Thom Brannan. This is a series of Io's adventures.

''"The adventure first," said the Gryphon in an impatient tone. "Explanations take such a dreadful time."''

This story cycle is timed before, during and after the events of The Faceless P.I., with many plot lines tying together in a way that will not be clear until the cycle is over.

The Stories

 * "War Ensemble" - Io and Simon break up a gathering of cultists, but it might be too late. What did they free from bondage?
 * "Blood Red" - Io and John Chang find Redcaps in Austin. Why? And how?
 * "Spirit in Black" - Io and Texas Ranger Clint Ichabod face down a forgotten god and remind him who he is.
 * "Expendable Youth" - Io and Simon come upon a plot to channel other forgotten gods and such into new bodies: still-forming fetuses. (Fetii. Whichever.) What will they do if they're too late to stop it?
 * "Dead Skin Mask" - Io and John against resurrected serial killers? Oh, why the hell not?
 * "Hallowed Point" - Io and Fringe find that old methods of killing monsters . . . don't work so hot anymore. Why?
 * "Skeletons of Society" - a ghost town in the middle of nowhere is resurrected. How and why? Io and Kinder find out.
 * "Temptation" - (after "Skull Ring," before "Five Magics") Simon has disappeared. Io goes to find him, only finding . . . something else.
 * "Born of Fire" - (during the events of "Five Magics") Io tracks an old nemesis only to find she's an even older nemesis.
 * "Seasons in the Abyss" - (after the events of "Sun Doesn't Rise") Simon returns after sealing off the source of all these previous woes, and he has a tale to tell.