
But when he’s sent to deliver food to out-of-work miners, he encounters something he can’t face in any other way. He’s also a somewhat reluctant practitioner of of folk magic in a world where rapid modernization makes it feel like there’s little place for old practices. Hiram Woolley is a beet farmer, a WWI veteran, a widower, and the worry-worn adoptive father of a clever and creative son who’s almost ready to strike out on his own.

Tuesday I came home after work to find a copy of the book on my doorstep, a month ahead of schedule, because is a swell guy.Īnd boy, does the book deliver on that beautiful cover.

Butler and Aaron Michael Ritchey’s Depression-Era paranormal Mormon adventure novel, T he Cunning Man.

Monday I mentioned here how excited I was for the release of D.
