Thrust into perilous action by his father's spirit and his village's shaman, Fool Wolf, the laziest of heroes, must face his battles or face the wrath of his ancestors. In this collection of seven sho
Thrust into perilous action by his father's spirit and his village's shaman, Fool Wolf, the laziest of heroes, must face his battles or face the wrath of his ancestors. In this collection of seven short stories, Fool Wolf is thrown on the mercy of those gods whom he both worships and loathes. He is forced to defend himself against the very destiny that he is to fulfill. The mysteries of his ancestors are brought to light as he traverses the vast empire of his people's land in search of answers.
Greg Keyes is the New York Times' best-selling author of The Charnel Prince, as well as The Waterborn, The Blackgod and The Age of Reason tetrology, among many others. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, he obtained several anthropology degrees before becoming a fulltime writer. He now lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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