Taltos

Mr. Ash is a tall, gentle figure who has lived unnoticed among people for centuries and now runs a vast corporate enterprise. He is one of the last of the Taltos, an ancient people. When an old acquaintance tells him that another Taltos has appeared in a Scottish valley, the same glen where he once led his clan long before the Romans arrived, his quiet life is upended.

That sighting draws him into the lives of the Mayfair witches of New Orleans. The family is troubled by spirits and by the unpredictable powers they share with the Taltos. Its members are gifted and fragile, and across generations they have relied on both science and sorcery in a struggle to gain standing and, at times, simply to endure.

At the centre of the story stands the Talamasca, a secular order of psychic researchers. It is the only body that might understand Ash, his buried past, and the predicament facing the Mayfairs.

The narrative moves between London, Donnelaith in Scotland, and New Orleans, and it shifts back and forth through time. It traces the Taltos to their origins and a legendary lost homeland, then follows the family's ethical dilemmas into the present day.