The Door on the Sea - The Raven and Eagle by Caskey Russell Hardcover

About the Book

"When Elåan trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his people from the shapeshifting Koosh invaders plaguing their shores. In exchange for its freedom, the raven offers a secret that can save Elåan's home: the Koosh have lost one of their most powerful weapons, and only the raven knows where it is. Elåan is tasked with captaining a canoe crewed by an unlikely team including a human bear-cousin, a massive wolf, and the endlessly vulgar raven. To retrieve the weapon, they will face stormy seas, cannibal giants and a changing world. But Elåan is a storyteller, not a warrior. As their world continues to fall to the Koosh, and alliances are challenged and broken, Elåan must choose his role in his own epic story"--

Book Synopsis

An epic quest fantasy debut that is the Tlingit indigenous response to The Lord of the Rings

When Elān trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his people from the shapeshifting Koosh invaders plaguing their shores. In exchange for its freedom, the raven offers a secret that can save Elān's home: the Koosh have lost one of their most powerful weapons, and only the raven knows where it is.

Elān is tasked with captaining a canoe crewed by an unlikely team including a human bear-cousin, a massive wolf, and the endlessly vulgar raven. To retrieve the weapon, they will face stormy seas, cannibal giants and a changing world. But Elān is a storyteller, not a warrior.

As their world continues to fall to the Koosh, and alliances are challenged and broken, Elān must choose his role in his own epic story.

Review Quotes

"A new, fascinating take on a classic epic adventure." --NPR

"Astounding... a highly nuanced and complex novel." --Library Journal

"Both timeless and utterly fresh... This exhilarating adventure blends the grandeur of epic fantasy with the intimacy of character-driven storytelling, opening the door to a world readers will be eager to return to." --Booklist

"Storytelling at its purest, harkening back to times spent around a fire to listen to a master of their craft weave an engrossing tale... A thoroughly enjoyable, unique, and long overdue voice in modern fantasy." --Karin Lowachee, author of The Crowns of Ishia trilogy

"Goodness, it's so exciting when epic fantasy tropes are done well, when they feel fresh and unexpected. I am always so thankful for writers who can breathe new life into the genre elements we love the most, and Russell has done exactly that here." --Reactor

About the Author

Caskey Russell

Caskey Russell is from Seattle Washington, and has lived in Oregon, Iowa, Wyoming, and New Zealand. He is a father, a professor, a musician, and an enrolled member of the Tlingit Nation (Eagle / Kooyu Kwáan) of Alaska.