Description
In the depths of the Ice Age, a young orphan named Loon is chosen to become a shaman for his tribe, learning the hard-won knowledge that keeps people alive when the world is all cold, hunger, and danger. Guided by the tribe’s shaman and steeped in the stories and spirit-world beliefs that bind his community together, Loon is tested, trained, and sent into the wild to prove he can endure—and to discover what it truly means to lead. As he travels through a landscape shaped by ancient climates and uneasy human coexistence, the novel blends survival craft with mythic wonder, turning education into adventure. With Kim Stanley Robinson’s expansive, immersive storytelling and a focus on how societies form, this is a sweeping coming-of-age tale about resilience, belonging, and the fragile threads between the living and the unseen.
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paperback
Orbit
Published Jan 1, 2013
456 pages
ISBN: 9780316098076
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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