This novel is Book Two in the first-contact adventure SF series THE SPIRIT GUILD, which is now complete in four volumes! (Book One is just the intro short story - you can start here.) Two former U.S. Army Rangers have been forced out of the military for the crime of witnessing – and surviving – a vicious alien attack. With little left to lose, Rik and Vik go in search of a mysterious group said to deal with mythical, paranormal, and otherwise unnatural creatures such as the ones that killed their fellow soldiers. Rik and Vik find the group living in a well-equipped castle in Ireland: a brilliant scientist, a man with grafted wings, a huge immortal Scotsman, and a merrow who can speak and sometimes walk on land. There is also a beautiful young woman who may not be what she appears to be. Rik, Vik, and the Spirit Guild will have to find common ground and learn to work together to save not only themselves but the Earth itself. The complete series is available now. Note: No part of this work was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind.