The Changer

The Changer, the first novel by distinguished Oregon poet David Hedges, tracks the sudden breakdown of society sparked by a collision between government corruption and nature's wrath, further fueled by the actions of a band of Native American ecowarriors.

The title springs from a Salish myth that predicts, in the words of protagonist Jay Joseph, "the end of this world, the beginning of the next," where nature restores a balanced biosphere, and survivors live in harmony.

What triggers the Chan...