Asbjorn, a middle-aged and once brilliant academic, struggles to find his true purpose in life. When the tragic death of a friend offers him the opportunity to provide a new family home for her orphaned teenage boy, Freya, he embraces it. One day they accidentally discover a buried rock formation with mysterious symbols in their own backyard. The decoding of the symbols, inscribed on the rocks hidden beneath of what some locals claim is sacred ancient grounds, becomes an obsession for Asbjorn, which soon forces him to confront his own past, and the way he lives his life.When mysterious deaths in freak accidents starts to hit the village, Asbjorn realizes that the only way to stop the powerful forces he's unleashed, is to make a sacrifice. As the seasons shift and the days grow darker, the rocks cast their longest shadows yet over the village and cry out to Asbjorn with their ultimate demand.Freya begins to suspect other forces are at play. But to understand what's about to happen, he first needs to find out the true reason why destiny brought him there.Shadow Maker is set in a forgotten corner of America, with a historical Swedish community, and puts a unique blend of native American and Norse mythology against the identity politics of contemporary America - where the very concept of a commonly shared human heritage can be the most dangerous idea of all.
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