They are figures of folklore, cheerful guardians of the garden with pointed red hats and bushy white beards. But in the quiet corners of the world, where the soil is rich and the shadows grow long, a different kind of gnome watches.
Beneath the manicured lawns and blooming rose bushes, something ancient stirs. In this collection of chilling short stories, the familiar garden gnome is stripped of its charm and revealed for what it truly is: a silent, calculating observer with eyes of cold stone and a heart of malice.
This work was developed by the author in a unique creative partnership with the AI assistant Gemini. All art for book covers were created using Gemini Nano Banana.