Book excerpt: Hundreds of years ago, despite prophetic warnings, the Stygians welcomed the disease-riddled Jonnick to their shores, offering the new beginning they sought. But amid the refugees was one cursed, who harbored the dark powers of the Magestone resulting in sickness and death and creating strife and division between the two cultures. Years later, those hoping to end the conflict turn to Stygian ancient oracles that foretell the uniting of the land. Jonnick Queen Riona, filled with paranoia, issues royal decrees designed to thwart the coming of the Stygian Arich and his Augur. In the present day, social outcast Manelin and a lame Jonnick girl, Jalil, are thrust into the middle of unfolding ancient prophecies, and a world on the verge of annihilation. An epic fantasy adventure, Donna Sundblad's WINDWALKER is a journey full of discovery set in a richly woven fantasy world.