Demon Rider - Years of Longdirk, No 2 Author:Ken Hood The Hob — Europe lies under the heel of the Khan, who swept across the West in 1244. And the Scottish outlaw Toby Longdirk lies under an even harsher rule - he is possessed by a hob, a demonic spirit neither good nor evil, but murderous as a child. — Toby wants freedom. The spirit of the demon-tyrant Nevil, ensorceled in amethyst, can be exchanged... more » for the exorcism of the hob. But to make the trade, Toby and his friend Hamish must face the hexer Oreste on his own ground: in the fetid dungeons of Barcelona, where souls are splintered on the Inquisition's groaning wheel.« less