The Raven's Gift

The Raven's Gift
Author: Don Rearden
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2011-01-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0143196863

John Morgan and his wife can barely contain their excitement upon arriving as the new teachers in a Yup’ik village on the windswept Alaskan tundra. Lured north in search of adventure, the couple hope to immerse themselves in the ancient Arctic culture. But their move proves disastrous when a deadly epidemic strikes and the isolated community descends into total chaos. When outside help fails to arrive, John’s only hope lies in escaping the snow covered tundra and the hunger of the other survivors by making the thousand-mile trek across the Alaskan wilderness for help. Along the way, he encounters a blind Yup’ik girl and an elderly woman who need his protection as badly as he needs their knowledge of the terrain and their companionship to survive. And as the harsh journey and constant danger push him beyond his limits, John discovers a new sense of hope and the possibility of loving again.

The Raven's Gift

The Raven's Gift
Author: Jon Turk
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1429964707

Noted scientist and kayak adventurer undertakes a journey of spiritual healing Jon Turk has kayaked around Cape Horn and paddled across the Pacific Ocean to retrace the voyages of ancient people. But, the strangest trip he ever took was the journey he made as a man of science into the realm of the spiritual. In a remote Siberian village, Turk met an elderly Koryak shaman named Moolynaut who invoked the help of a Spirit Raven to mend his fractured pelvis. When the healing was complete, he was able to walk without pain. Turk, finding no rational explanation, sought understanding by traversing the frozen tundra where Moolynaut was born, camping with bands of reindeer herders, and recording stories of their lives and spirituality. Framed by high adventure across the vast and forbidding Siberian landscape, The Raven's Gift creates a vision of natural and spiritual realms interwoven by one man's awakening.

The Raven's Gift

The Raven's Gift
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0618011714

Using linoleum block prints, Dupre follows the difficult journey of two men in Greenland.

Gifts of the Crow

Gifts of the Crow
Author: John Marzluff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1439198748

Offers insight into crows' ability to make tools and respond to environmental challenges, explaining how they engage in human-like behaviors, from giving gifts and seeking revenge to playing and experiencing dreams.

Raven's Strike

Raven's Strike
Author: Patricia Briggs
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2005-07-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780441013128

Seraph must use all her skills as a Raven mage to stop the force of destruction known as the Shadowed in the second novel in this thrilling fantasy series. Seraph is among the last of the Travelers, those who strive to destroy the dark magic released by their ancestors’ mistakes. Seraph tried to escape her people’s duty and live a quiet life, until evil found her…and her family. A cunning new force for darkness called the Shadowed stalks the land, feeding on death, destruction, and the sleeping Stalker’s power. He plans to wake the Stalker, wreaking untold havoc, but he needs those who bear the Travelers’ magic to release the dark god…and he has his sights set on Seraph and her family.

Dawnthief

Dawnthief
Author: James Barclay
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2010-08-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1591028485

The Raven: six men and an elf, sword for hire in the wars that have torn apart Balaia. For years their loyalty has been only to themselves and their code. But, that time is over. The Wytch Lords have escaped and The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic, searching for the location of Dawnthief. It is a spell created to end the world, and it must be cast if any of them are to survive. Dawnthief is a fast paced epic about a band of all-too-human heroes. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Raven Brings the Light

Raven Brings the Light
Author: Roy Henry Vickers
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2015-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1550176617

In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky. There he finds the Chief of the Heavens who keeps the light in a box. By transforming himself into a pine needle, clever Weget tricks the Chief and escapes with the daylight back down to Earth. Vividly portrayed through the art of Roy Henry Vickers, Weget's story has been passed down for generations. The tale has been traced back at least 3,000 years by archeologists who have found images of Weget's journey in petroglyphs on the Nass and Skeena rivers. This version of the story originates from one told to the author by Chester Bolton, Chief of the Ravens, from the village of Kitkatla around 1975.

Ravens in Winter

Ravens in Winter
Author: Bernd Heinrich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1476794561

Originally published: New York: Summit Books, 1989.

Raven's Gift

Raven's Gift
Author: Tobias D. Robison
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781448647125

Raven has an unusual gift, or is it a curse: a nose that can smell almost anything. During her adventures in medieval, magical Ausland, she must defeat a dragon, an army of giant-size warriors, and three evil wizards. But even the defeat of the evil wizards will not be enough. When their magic is destroyed, Raven and her new friend must avoid starvation, face lightning bolts and make a difficult moral choice. Interleaved with this fantasy adventure is another story: how does a scrappy fighter come to terms with her past mistakes, and how does she find friends to help her make amends for them? Although there's no graphic violence or graphic sex, Raven's Gift probably deserves an R rating for being very earthy.