In the cold north, when Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs that inspire all newborns from their mother’s wombs, he sets out on a quest that takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John’s past.
- ISBN: 9780763659202
- Author: Hoban, Russell
- Illustrator: Deacon, Alexis
- Published: 2012 , Candlewick
- Themes: Legend, new baby, Pregnancy
- Descriptors: Fantasy, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 144