A mysterious talismanA missing grandfather and stolen grimoireYou should always help your friends, right?When the university chancellor asks new professor "Mac" Mackenzie to take on a summer project, it's hard for him to say "no." With promises of a summer salary, travel expenses and doing the university a favor, Mac and his best friend Ally pack up for a summer adventure. But are things as simple as they seem?And could Ally's grandfathered really be an alien?This special edition contains location photographs and the complete text of the short-story prequel The TalismanAbout The Miskatonic University NovelsAmid a backdrop of witchcraft, myth and science, "Mac" Mackenzie tries to make new friends, teach quantum physics, avoid formal dinner parties and, just possibly, save the world.