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On the frozen planet of Haeoguake, young Alek is the only one who can hear the voice of Shyokiuk, an ancient mountain with a chilling prophecy. When a supernatural sickness carried by a mysterious raven begins to ravage his village, Alek is tasked with a quest to bring the creature to the summit. Accompanied by his brothers, his journey reveals that the mountain’s guidance is a web of deception designed to maintain an eternal winter. Alek must navigate family secrets, the burden of a false destiny, and the release of forbidden memories stored by an ancient civilization. To save his people, he must choose between the comfort of a mountain god's lies and a dangerous, thawing freedom that could awaken something deep beneath the earth. Comparable works include Shadow and Bone