Skinwalker! Summer of Stolen Souls (A Dark Feather Novel)

Old Bob, an aging Ute Medicine Man, is destined to fulfill an ancient legend. He and his closest friend, Jerry Cloud, keep this knowledge secret for over forty years.This secret has its toll on them, and in spite of their life-long bond, distrust begins to eat away their friendship.The old shaman's prophecy foretells the coming of a vile, ancient shapeshifter by the name of Nyatt. The evil entity will enlist skin walkers to steal human souls to help him escape from a portal hidden in the Uinta Mountains. In the summer of 2000, the killings begin and a confrontation with Nyatt is imminent.The medicine man convinces his incorrigible grandson, Manny, to prepare for an Indian warrior's battle against Nyatt and his army of skin walkers. After Old Bob calls for the gathering of four mysterious crystals, Manny and three of his non-Native American friends, unwittingly, submit to their part in fulfilling the legend. They discover the veil between reality and the supernatural is the width of a fly's hair. Untimely deaths, love gained and lost, insanity, human conflict, and inexplicable horrors besiege the band of motley, modern warriors.

About the Author

Focusing on the Native American culture, Veronica Lawson was a successful artist, published freelance writer, and owned an art studio in Vernal, Utah. Her technical illustration skills, paradoxically, helped propel her into a Facility Configuration Management career in the Department of Energy's nuclear program. After developing and instituting the first formal CM process in the D.O.E. NNSA complex, she retired and re-entered the thrilling, combined world of art, literature, paranormal intrigue, and imagination. She is now authoring adult fantasy/science fiction novels. A Dark Feather Novel is the series' title of her books. Summer of Stolen Souls was the first novel written; the Cradle of the Water Babies is the second; In the Shadow of Bones will be the third installment.

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