A Lindisfarne monk watching the Vikings approach; an alternate history of an England still held in a feudal grip by the Normans; a boy who meets a strange horse in a City park. Ranging from accounts of the first meeting of the Old and New World to tales of a magical flute, from Manchester's pubs and football grounds to meditations on life and nature, this eclectic collection of short stories and poems takes the reader on a journey to worlds both old and new.