The Mountain's Call

The Aurelian Empire is in great peril, and its only hope is a herd of magical stallions, their elite Riders, and the Dance--a pattern that reflects, influences, and sometimes creates the past, present, or future.

Tales are told of the mysterious, powerful Mountain where the gods--powerful beings in the form of white horses--live. But Valeria knows no woman has ever been called to the Mountain. Until she feels a strange pull and answers the call--as a boy... .

When her secret is discovered Valeria loses all that she's won. Her anger and frustration with the Empire might be enough to give the barbarians a way into the Mountain. And so the Empire now depends on the will, the strength and the loyalty of one Rider. A Rider who has been rejected by all but the gods...