Summer Light

by Elyse Guttenberg

On the frozen shores of Alaska's distant past, a young woman yearns to be a shaman . From award winning Alaskan author Elyse Guttenberg comes SUMMER LIGHT a prehistory alive with the magic that was abundant when time was new. Elik was not like the others. She could not sew a seal skin with the tiny stitches that would make a kayak watertight or set a trap as silently as drifting snow. But this she could She could sing the Spirit Songs,almost like a shaman. Desired by a powerful shaman and in love with a stranger cast out of his home, Elik fights for a way to save her people and reach her destiny. But will the old shaman relinquish his claim? Will the spirits reveal their secrets?

Genres: Fiction

481 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Elyse Guttenberg took to the highway and headed north from New York to Fairbanks, Alaska when she was in her 20's, and has been living and writing there ever since.

She received a Fellowship in Literature from the Alaska State Council on the Arts, and her first novel SUNDER, ECLIPSE AND SEED was shortlisted for Best First Fantasy from the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. SUMMER LIGHT and its sequel DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN are prehistories set in Alaska, 2000 years ago.

Visit her website, contact her, and learn more about writing and life in Alaska at www.elyseguttenberg.com.

Watch for her newest book THE POWER WE SHARE. It’s the story of Molly Sinclair. She’s a pirate and a craftborn witch in a world where magic is bought, packaged and sold. Stronger than most, she longs to be free. But when the world is on a fire, freedom comes with a price, and will she be willing to pay?