Review: Another superb short story by David Dalglish
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2011
"Guardian of the Mountain" is a stand alone short story  by David Dalglish. This Kindle only e-edition is a 201 Kb download.*SPOILER*Rumors of gold, and lots of it, have lured two down-on-their-luck adventurers to seek their fortune. A strange elf warns them to turn back while they can, but the gold, unfortunately, is just too easily available. As night approaches, with pockets stuffed with the yellow metal, they decide that maybe they should leave...but by now it's a little too late.*END SPOILER*Author David Dalglish has written a spine chilling short story...a late night campfire ghost tale if there ever was one. Well written and superbly paced, the story slowly unfolds giving the readers an increasing sense of impending doom as our heroes blunder ever deeper into a situation over which they have no control.Dalglish appears to have a gift with these short stories*. It must be difficult to pace developments within a story of this type without dragging it out and thus lulling the reader to sleep, or by being so quick to the points that it prevents the tale from developing the necessary atmosphere and tension. Especially important in a ghost story such as this. But no worry here, the story proceeds at just the right speed, resulting in a sense of foreboding and terror that will have the hair on the back of your neck standing up.Conclusion:A creepy, scary tale...well done. 5 StarsRay Nicholson*David Dalglish has written other short pieces in the anthology to which he contributed and also edited, called "A Land of Ash" (also recommended if you like Dalglish's style).