The Cunning Man (Paperback) D.J. Butler & Aaron Michael Ritchey

The demons of the Great Depression are real. The cunning man is here to fight them.

A BREW OF DUST BOWL MAGIC AND GRIT

It’s the depths of the Depression, and a mining town in Utah is shut down. Something has awakened underground, and now a monster roams the tunnels. While contentious owners squabble, poor worker families go hungry. Along comes Hiram Woolley. Hiram is a man with mystical abilities derived from the commonsense application of Scots-Irish folk wisdom and German braucher magic. He possesses an arcane Bloodstone that allows him to see a lie the moment it is spoken.

Behind the played-out farms and failed businesses are demons, curses, sorcerers, and unatoned wrongs. Bags of groceries and carpentry won’t be enough this time.The job will take a man who has known sorrow. A man who has known war. A man of wisdom. A man of magic.

THE JOB WILL TAKE A CUNNING MAN

October 2023