At the end of a thousand year old Anatolian empire, two warriors are dispatched on a desperate peace mission.
Science and history - fiction without the mythology
The thousand year old Sunburst Empire is in ruins. Muwattillis the Valiant's armies have fled, been slaughtered or scattered.
From north and west barbarian Acheans, Do-Ri, Cimmarians and Kassites prowl mountain villages, trade routes and great cities, vital groves and grain stripped fields, looting, raping and murdering.
And from the south comes the vengeful wings of the boy-king's armies. Shi-shi will have his way again at Kadesh, this time decisively.
Attili, Once Valiant prince of Harran, commands the last cohesive unit of the Emperor's forces, a mere band of ten. But among his companions is Shargo the Strong, a strange staunch friend who has shared many a battlefield.
Without hope the Valiant sends his bravest men to a grisley fate. Yet, Teshub willing, they just might succeed in making peace. They have the courage to do it.
But it is the negotiators, scribes and storytellers who hold the real authority, the power of stone-etched history and terrible mythologies - of love and regeneration, prophecy and doom.
Professional Reviews
James Steffes reviews
I began to read this series beginning with "Starlight on Stone-South. I continued with North,East, and West. Finally the book that ties them all together "Crux" What captured me even though I am a Sci/Fi/Fantasy Fan was the characters and location of the stories. Being a Christian and studied the Bible, there are mentions in there of Tribes like Hittites, Moabites, and many more. However, this series, although fiction, gives some insight to civilizations surrounding the Holy Land. These are real people trying to survive at a time when the world was in turmoil. The area is what is now Turkey and the Middle East. Dynasties and Kingdoms are crumbling and the people are lost. I highly recommend this series, from the first one you will be hooked. Well done, Jan Estrup, I plan to read more of your fascinating stories. What if? is a large part of fantasy stories and this is one of the best
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