Beyond the Midnight Mountain
Yania is her people’s Empress Protector. But she can’t protect her from own household from an attack within. The best she can do is obey a dying wish, and flee to protect herself.
She changes her name to Ket and convinces three travelers to take her north with them. They reluctantly agree, but have no idea of the danger stalking them. Ket must separate herself from her past—and her pursuers—in order to start over. But the past refuses to leave her in peace and, as she comes to know her companions, she learns their pasts have already collided.
She changes her name to Ket and convinces three travelers to take her north with them. They reluctantly agree, but have no idea of the danger stalking them. Ket must separate herself from her past—and her pursuers—in order to start over. But the past refuses to leave her in peace and, as she comes to know her companions, she learns their pasts have already collided.
About
Beyond the Midnight Mountain is YA fantasy. It takes place in the year 660 of the Empire of Nemes, which is based technologically on Bronze Age Egypt, geographically on Kenya, and culturally on a mesh of ancient and/or traditional societies. For a visual of some of my inspiration, you can see my Pinterest board here.
I began writing Beyond the Midnight Mountain in the winter of 2014/15. But the story was in my head long enough before then, that I don't even remember now how I came up with most of the plot. The premise was inspired by combining a chapter or so of a couple novels I'd read--but tweaking the direction of the plot a little at a time so it barely resembles them anymore. The rest formed during my mental enactments of the story for my own entertainment at night when I should have been getting to sleep.
I began writing Beyond the Midnight Mountain in the winter of 2014/15. But the story was in my head long enough before then, that I don't even remember now how I came up with most of the plot. The premise was inspired by combining a chapter or so of a couple novels I'd read--but tweaking the direction of the plot a little at a time so it barely resembles them anymore. The rest formed during my mental enactments of the story for my own entertainment at night when I should have been getting to sleep.
Expected publication
Hopefully by summer 2018!