Besshabashnyĭ

"Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live. The journey in Mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a Goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for its healing power when shot by a loved one"--

Jacob Reckless journeys to Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a Fairy curse, a deadly moth in his chest, has left him with only months to live. The plot contains graphic violence. Book #2