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The Wolf at the End of the World

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A shapeshifter hero battles ancient spirits, a covert government agency, and his own dark past in a race to solve a murder that could mean the end of the world.

Cree and Ojibwe legends mix with current day environmental conflict in this fast-paced urban fantasy that keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to its explosive conclusion. With an introduction by Charles de Lint.

The Heroka walk among us. Unseen, unknown. Shapeshifters. Human in appearance but with power over their animal totems.

Gwyn Blaidd is a Heroka of the wolf totem. Once he led his people in a deadly war against the Tainchel, the shadowy agency that hunts his kind. Now he lives alone in his wilderness home, wolves his only companions.

But when an Ojibwe girl is brutally killed in Gwyn’s old hometown, suspicion falls on his former lover. To save her, Gwyn must return, to battle not only the Tainchel, but even darker forces: ancient spirits fighting to enter our world…

And rule it.

“An immersive and enjoyable reading experience. Readers will delight in learning more about Native American mythology, which is skillfully woven throughout the story. Smith’s novel is both well paced and deftly plotted—leaving readers curious about what comes next for the Heroka in the modern world.” — Publishers Weekly

“What makes THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD such an engrossing read are the characters and Doug’s wonderful prose, a perfect blend between matter-of-fact and lyricism. I can’t remember the last time I read a book that spoke to me, so eloquently, and so deeply, on so many levels. ... I’ll be rereading it in the future because it’s that sort of book. Richly layered and deeply resonant. An old friend, from the first time you read it.” — Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner

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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction by Charles de Lint THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD PART I: “Draw to You the Wolf and Boy” Chapter 1: Mary Chapter 2: Deep Water Chapter 3: The Shaman Chapter 4: The Wolf Chapter 5: The Boy Chapter 6: The Mother Chapter 7: The Hunters and the Hunted Chapter 8: The Tainchel Chapter 9: The Hunger that Walks Chapter 10: Beginnings Chapter 11: Endings Chapter 12: Leaving Home Chapter 13: Going Home Chapter 14: Mary Reprised PART II: Spirit Dreams Chapter 15: Thinking Like a Predator Chapter 16: Cops and Cougars Chapter 17: The Cat Chapter 18: Mothers and Fathers Chapter 19: Memories and Monsters Chapter 20: Cat and Dog Chapter 21: The Lady and the Lake Chapter 22: The Trickster Chapter 23: The Spirit Road Chapter 24: Tricks and Treats Chapter 25: The Smell of the Spirit World Chapter 26: The Hunger Returns Chapter 27: A Missing Shaman Chapter 28: Where the Hunger Came From Chapter 29: Dogs and Cats Living Together Chapter 30: Secrets Revealed Chapter 31: Aftermath—Mother and Son Chapter 32: Aftermath—Cat and Dog Chapter 33: Different Chapter 34: Things That Must Be Done PART III: The End of the World All Over Again Chapter 35: You Can Run, But… Chapter 36: The Things in the Lake Chapter 37: Omens and Otters Chapter 38: If You Go Out in the Woods Today… Chapter 39: …You’d Better Not Go Alone Chapter 40: Wolves and Windigos Chapter 41: Choices Chapter 42: Decisions Chapter 43: Kate and Cat Chapter 44: Be Careful What You Wish For Chapter 45: Simon Says Chapter 46: Water, Water Everywhere Chapter 47: Changes Chapter 48: Full Circle Chapter 49: And the Blind Shall See Chapter 50: Letting Go Chapter 51: One Last Story Author’s Notes Bibliography About the Author Other Works by Douglas Smith Chimerascope Impossibilia Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction

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