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Nailicho, The Dene Legend
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher Price: $17.99
Publisher: Jean Guillemot
Published: Jul 28 2026
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the vast expanse of Canada's Northwest Territories, deep within the boreal forest, lies an inaccessible valley lost to the silence of the world. Here winds an untameable river, the Nahanni - at once feared and revered. Its tumultuous waters echo with the whispers of the past, carrying ancient stories and Dene legends.
This novel draws its strength from one such tale - a story that has been passed from mouth to ear since ancient times, murmured at every encounter in the region, so alive that one begins to wonder:
Is it truly a legend? Is there a grain of truth to it?
Inspired by Dene indigenous legends of Canada's North, this novel plunges you into a land where myth and survival intertwine.Two rival tribes, the Tsà and the Nah?a, have clashed in these inhospitable lands since time immemorial. Within this nation shaped by the harshness of the elements, women hold an ancestral power - as guardians of the sacred bond between humans and the animal spirits, they embody the living soul of the story.
Dadzéné, the impetuous and indomitable hunter; Koo'-rook, the proud and fearless warrior; and Chèth, the mysterious Dream Doctor - three destinies upended by the grip of the Nahanni. Driven by forces beyond their control, swept into a whirlwind of trials and battles, love and betrayal, shamanism and raw wilderness, they must each defy the inevitable. For their own survival and that of their people, they will have no choice but to confront the Nahanni and pay the price.
No one braves the wrath of the 'man-eater' without consequence.
This novel includes a bonus link to the official film of the author's 2009 Nahanni expedition - the real journey that inspired this story. A full-color photo gallery of the expedition is also available on the author's Flickr page.
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