<b>Demon...or Healer?<br><br></b>For years Snakewater, the aging medicine woman of Old Town, has been respected--and feared--by her Cherokee village. Now, as a series of mysterious deaths plagues her village, she finds herself accused of being a <b>Raven Mocker</b>, the legendary creature of evil that steals life from its victims in its relentless quest for immortality. Driven from her people, Snakewater journeys west for the first time with a traveling band to the Cherokee settlements far beyond the Mississippi. <br><br>Her trail will be one of perilous discovery. Accepted by a culture new to her, admired and loved by its children, she finds herself feeling more vibrant and youthful. But is her newfound vigor a gift of the spirits...or a sign that her people were right, that she is a life-stealing <b>Raven Mocker</b>? As the annual Sun Dance approaches, Snakewater will learn the fateful truth about herself and the unexplained deaths--a surprising revelation that will confirm her new life...or destroy it.