Mountain of Shadow

About the Book

This story is set in the far future, a thousand years after an asteroid has destroyed civilization. Tia has just begun her life. She has trained to be a healer, although she wanted to learn magic. All she has in the world is her training and her giant draft horse Dollar. Then a fabled Eldaran rides in, seeking a healer. He has a magic crystal. Maybe they can make a trade . . . if she is willing to give up all that is familiar . . . perhaps forever.

About the Author

I am seventy going on eighteen. I believe staying young doesn't come out of a bottle, but the ability to play with your whole heart like a child, to believe in love of life, and to take joy in the simple things. I was raised in the depths of the Oregon Coast range. I am a devout Christian who believes in Science. I love animals and trust them more than humans and I am going to live forever or die trying.