Heartwood

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominee 2010 (Trickter's Game trilogy).

For generations, the tribe has gathered at Midwinter to observe the sacred battle between the Oak and the Holly and to pray for the world's renewal. This year, Darak witnesses strange portents in the night sky that bode ill for the tribe and for his brother.

His worst fears are realized when Chaos intrudes on the grove of the First Forest, casting Tinnean's spirit adrift along with the Tree-Lords. His world locked in winter, Darak must fulfill his role as the tribe's hunter and seek out and restore the lost spirits, even if the journey takes him into the heart of Chaos.