"Two already failed in their mission. Now the fate of the datta rests in Talasa's hands. In the beginning the race of beings called datta reveled in their world, their gifts, and made Da-Dat-Shee, the three-hearted God, the center of their lives...until they turned inward, seeking their own pleasure. In an attempt to right the wrongs, every ten years they chose a Cordate among their younglings to carry Grief from the planet. But the evil Necrose stopped the Cordates before they could accomplish their mission. Now Talasa begins her journey as Cordate. She's convinced that the glorious age of Diapason awaits. Yet, are the people ready to receive this news? With Necrose lurking, the journey will be perilous indeed..."
Author Alison Winfree Pickrell states:
“I enjoyed being able to enter deeply and enthusiastically into a world created by someone else—a world populated by wondrous creatures and people from myths and fables."
Alison spent thirty years as a Special Education teacher in Iredell County in rural North Carolina. She’s the author of three other novels—As Eagles, Unto the Least of These, and Den of Lions.
