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A Whisper from Eden: A Historical Fantasy
A Whisper from Eden A Historical Fantasy Author:Phoenix Find out who taught the Mandan Indians in North Dakota magic. — In 1827, 16-year-old, idealistic Clayton Pinckney leaves his home and family in South Carolina in search of the strange Mandan in North Dakota, the same tribe that Louis and Clark found in their journey. He wants to be a writer and is looking for a good story. He believes he will fin... more »d it on the wild plains of the great northwest.
After an arduous journey, he finds their villages perched high upon lofty cliffs overlooking the turbulent waters of the Missouri River, like walled fortresses and ruling kings from medieval times.
Clayton is delighted with the exotic Mandan and their stories of gods from the past. He feels these are just lovely fairy tales until he finds that the rich and powerful Mandan can wield magic, magic taught to them by their great god Lone Man, one of the People from Above.
Clayton falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful and sometimes frightening medicine woman, Crying Wind, but she will not return his attentions. To win her, he becomes deeper and deeper involved with the tribe.
Then a devastating and evil catastrophe hits the plains. The Mandan's beloved Lone Man had promised them that if they were ever in serious trouble, he would return in his chariot that sped through the sky like a comet.
Find out if Lone Man returned to save the Mandan as promised? Can Clayton dare reveal what happened?« less