Accused of kidnapping and murder, archaeologist Jake Lalonde gets the first terrifying clues to his cryptic Haida heritage when three children go missing from a small Vancouver Island town. As the evidence builds against him, and his story becomes wilder, he gets closer to the truth, a truth that involves an ancient cannibal demon. This novella is the prequel to the Raven Chronicles series and takes place before THE RAVEN'S POOL, WHITE RAVEN, RAVENSTONE, and RAVEN'S BLOOD.