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A horn grew from the woman's forehead--something like a rhino's, but much smaller and darker in hue. Mythical China, 9000 B.C.E. A nameless outcast is summoned by the village priestess to undergo his initiation into the Rik-Sika, a band of hunter-assassins. To earn his place, he must travel with them to the ruins of his people's stronghold, which sits on a plateau near the roof of the world. On the perilous journey, he encounters restless ghosts, giant man-bears, and the dreaded ogres who rule the mountains. Faced with unimaginable odds, the unnamed discovers his true origins and with it, a powerful secret buried by generations long ago. Armed with dark knowledge, the boy must choose between his life and the fate of his people.

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This novella is a lushly worded, tightly paced journey into mystery, in the most traditional sense of the word. The author evokes the worldview of a paleolithic person in a way that feels authentic, although we can never know what authentic actually means here. The world [building] in this compact story is unknown and unknowable, dangerous and beautiful and enchanting. -- Jim Rion, NetGalley Reviewer The Unnamed Bears Favor is a well-researched, well-crafted work by the author. Those who are enlightened will reach the depth of his imagination here. The story of an unnamed village outcast started random and slow, but everything made a connection as I flipped through the pages. -- Ruchika Pahwa, Amazon Reviewer

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J. Lyon Layden is a professional journalist, author, and musician from Savannah, Ga. His work has appeared in the internationally acclaimed Contents Magazine, as well as The Charleston City Paper, Mountain Xpress Magazine, Reflections Magazine, and various Creative Loafing weekly and monthly newspapers. For more information, visit www.thelootersmusic.com.

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