"Long before the Old One created human beings, our world was populated with the Animal People. The elders say some of them are still here..."

It's been a rough year. One I've dealt with by doing nothing other than building up some impressive bar stool calluses. But then a man named Bear lumbered into Tamarack Falls, my one-stoplight Rocky Mountain town. And just like that, I've gone from an unemployed logger to a caretaker of The Scar.

I currently spend my days chasing man-eating lizards, avoiding creepy tree spirits, and tracking down missing persons. The hours are terrible, the pay even worse, and the job sites are always hazardous.

But sometimes, the boss lets me use his shotgun. So there is that.

I'm also learning a lot about myself. My heritage. About why I've always been good at running, why my eyes tend to glow yellow in the darkest part of the night.

Now I'm helping an old crush and her search and rescue team track down a hunter who hasn't been seen for over a week. And I smell blood. A lot of it.

Why do I have a feeling this is not going to end well?

"The banished are always angry, always hungry. When they push against their side of The Scar someone has to push back. That is the job of The Medicine Man."

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If you like Jim Butcher, Benedict Jacka, Shayne Silvers, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Seanan McGuire, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or Elliott James, you don't want to miss The Medicine Man Files.