Meet Jon Turk, author, scientist and adventurer talk about his new novel "The Raven's Gift"

The best way to understand author Jon Turk is to read his own words:

My life is a tapestry of writing, public speaking, expeditions, and living my daily life. For almost forty years I have wandered through exotic and remote landscapes and returned to write and speak about my adventures, the people, and the environments that I have been lucky enough to encounter. I was trained as a scientist and in the beginning I merely considered my travels to be a series of physical challenges to overcome and goals to attain. That was a long time ago.

In Siberia, the harshest of lands, I met Moolynaut, a shaman of the Koryak people. Through her teachings, and the patient conversations of many men and women, I began to see the world as our ancestors saw it. "The Raven's Gift" tells the story of my search for physical and spiritual healing among the people of forgotten seas and tundra.