In the ancient desert Southwest, stone ships sail on sand seas. One nation is controlled by power and greed, another by lies. One family is caught between them and forever changes one.
The setting of Featherstone in the ancient Southwest, with ships of stone sailing on sand seas is certainly unique, although influenced by others. I grew up near Shiprock, New Mexico and was fascinated by the Navajo legend of this rock as a ship and by other legends in which other rock formations were the remains of monsters; the concept of ships sailing on sand seas was also influenced by The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury in which ancient Martians sailed on sand. The movement of the sand seas, the ability to tunnel through them and the sailing of stone ships required a bit of imagination, which, I believe enlivens the story.
This is the long-awaited 4th book of The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, a future world without people. Think Planet of the Ants, not Planet of the Apes, for young adults and adults.
A ring of incredible power, a once noble crusade turned sour, and a supernatural storm that could change the heavens forever: J. M. Kelly's Fire of God takes a unique and exciting look at the Old & New Testament, as he chronicles the life of Joseph
The second book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, this volume will be enjoyed by astute 10 or 11 year olds as well as adults. A reader does not have to read To Build a Tunnel First to understand this volume.
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