The Sickly Hunter Is a Beast Killer

A hunting guide falls off an Alpine cliff. Wakes in 1780 Bavaria: 30 gulden in debt, his sister coughing blood, mother headed for the quarry. He slams the table: “Not your turn.”Three days later: five dead wolves, and his blood wakes. Every kill makes him stronger. A 400-pound bear. A boar called Ironfang. Then the Duke's badge.