The Weerde: Book I: Neil Gaiman; Mary Gentle; Roz KaveneyOne theory weaves like a constant thread of darkness through human history the rumour of an ancient race, more powerful than we are: elusive, terrifying, offering sexual frenzy but bringing madness and death. These are the tales of the Weerde. They gather at the edges of our settlements; they appear nightly on TV. They are not werewolves but they are the shape shifting predators of which occult legend speaks. They are plausible, charming, different