Ten are chosen. One will die.
When Kalima is selected by the priest to be considered for the glorious day of atonement, she's sure there must be some mistake. She is the bastard daughter of a man she's never known -- surely not the kind of person the great god Eris would consider to be the sacrifice. But the priest's word is law, so Kalima joins the nine others who have been selected in the white stone palace to await further instructions from their priest and their god.
But while in the palace, Kalima begins to suspect that the priest is hiding something, a truth that will make her question everything she's ever known about her faith, her god ... and ultimately what she knows about herself.
When Kalima is selected by the priest to be considered for the glorious day of atonement, she's sure there must be some mistake. She is the bastard daughter of a man she's never known -- surely not the kind of person the great god Eris would consider to be the sacrifice. But the priest's word is law, so Kalima joins the nine others who have been selected in the white stone palace to await further instructions from their priest and their god.
But while in the palace, Kalima begins to suspect that the priest is hiding something, a truth that will make her question everything she's ever known about her faith, her god ... and ultimately what she knows about herself.
I had the chance to see the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and found out that the setting of this series is not as fictional as I'd thought. You can read about the experience and see some of my pictures here.