As thievery and deceit befall the continent, a new generation of Maca leaders will rise.Daniel, the new Maca of Ishner on Thalia, struggles to right the wrongs imposed on his people for nearly two hundred years. Determined to uncover the depths of the Sisterhood's treachery, Daniel and the other young Maca of Thalia face danger, as new threats lead to a battle to save their land and people.With tensions mounting in the struggle for wealth and power, can they fend off the attack, or fall to the Sisterhood's acts of vengeance? Mari Collier was born on a farm in Iowa. The farm where she grew up had no electricity or inside bathroom. She has lived in Arizona, Washington, and Southern California. She and her husband, Lanny, met in high school and were married for forty-five years. She has worked as a loan collector, bookkeeper, receptionist, and Advanced Super Agent for Nintendo of America. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Twentynine Palms Historical Society, and still serves as a Docent and writes a column for the Old Schoolhouse Museum. She began writing at the age of eleven, but did not pursue publishing until retirement. There are now seven Chronicles of the Maca, three Tonath Chronicles, and four anthologies. She is now working on her memoirs. A series of science fiction / western novels by Mari Collier.
