All right, Loon said in himself to Thorn. If that’s the way you’re going to be, I can take it.
Something the baby girl did met with Lucky’s disapproval, and Lucky shook her basket.—No! No!
—Hey, Loon said.—Leave your sister alone.
—She was eating her gloves!
—That’s all right. Let her. Here, tell me the season song again.
Lucky stood up and sang:
In autumn we eat till the birds go away
And dance in the light of the moon
In winter we sleep and wait for spring
And look for the turn of the stars
In spring we starve till the birds come back
And pray for the heat of the sun
In summer we dance at the festivals
And lay our bones in the ground
—No no! Loon said.—And lie in twos on the ground! Remember!
And he reached out and flicked the boy on the ear.
Acknowledgments
My thanks for help on this novel to:
Djina Ariel, Mario Biagioli, Terry Bisson, Simon Bisson, Jim Bunting and Briganne Carter, Darryl DeVinney, Glenn Farris, Karen Fowler, Cecelia Holland, Tim Holman, Joe Holtz, Kimon Keramidas, James Leach, Lisa Nowell, Paul Park, Shauna Roberts, Carter Scholz, Gary Snyder, Mary and Andy Stewart, Pascal Thomas, and Jan Zwicky.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
LOON’S WANDER
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
THE WOLVES AT HOME
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
ELGA
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
THE HUNGER SPRING
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
UNDER THE ICE
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
HUNTED
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
ALL THE WORLDS MEET
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
SHAMAN
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Acknowledgments
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