''Follower'' is a novel by

Stephen Gallagher Stephen Gallagher (born 13 October 1954) is an English screenwriter and novelist. Gallagher was born in Salford, Greater Manchester and attended Eccles Grammar School, then graduated from the University of Hull with Joint Honours in Drama and En ...

published in 1984.

Plot summary

''Follower'' is a novel in which an ancient demonic ''

fylgja In Norse mythology, a fylgja (Old Norse: , plural ) is a supernatural being or spirit which accompanies a person in connection to their fate or fortune., Summarized and translated @ They can appear to people in their sleep as dream-women, or a ...

'' stalks the Teamverk survey members at working at the Tromstad mine.

Reception

Colin Greenland Colin Greenland (born 17 May 1954) is a British science fiction writer, whose first story won the second prize in a 1982 Faber & Faber competition. His best-known novel is '' Take Back Plenty'' (1990), winner of both major British science ficti ...

reviewed ''Follower'' for ''

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'' magazine, and stated that " He keeps the gunk and gore to a bare minimum, and screws the emotional tension up tight from the first, so that you really care about the characters and their perils, supernatural and otherwise. It is the precision of his plotting and his close attention to detail that makes the horror matter."

References

{{reflist 1984 British novels