The Story
Where the grass ends,
the unknown begins.
Rani is a warrior of the Grass. With her horses beside her, she sets out across Pampalia, where discovery and danger share the same path.
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A NOVEL BY KERRY McGINNIS
Some journeys change everything.
Follow Rani beyond the familiar, into the untamed seas of grass.
ABOUT KERRY MCGINS
The World of Wayfarer
The Story
Rani is a warrior of the Grass. With her horses beside her, she sets out across Pampalia, where discovery and danger share the same path.
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About the Book
Wayfarer is the story of Rani, a young woman who rebels against her lot as the clan’s next shaman, a servant of the Goddess who will rule her life. To escape this fate she leaves her home in the Grass, with its clan roots and adherence to old traditions, to become a wayfarer one who travels with the trade caravans across the vast reaches of her home continent.
But fate, as her grandfather (the current shaman) warns her, is not easily outrun. Rani’s wayfaring adventures end when plague strikes the land, followed by the discovery of a martial country’s general who is intent on fomenting war.
Driven by the Goddess’s demands, Rani must plunge herself and her friends into a dangerous maelstrom of action, ambush, capture and unforgiving winter conditions, aided by her uncanny bond with animals and by Hoke, a priest of the Lady, in order to thwart the general’s schemes, while finally coming to accept the role to which destiny has called her.
You can flee, granddaughter, but you cannot outrun Epona.
Bryn · Chapter One
Available in three editions
The People Behind the Journey
A warrior, her trusted mount, and the teachers whose lessons travel with her.
Warrior of the Grass
A fiercely independent warrior of the Crow Clan, carrying her people’s traditions into an uncertain world.
The Trusted Mount
Rani’s alert grey fighting horse, trained to respond when danger draws near.
The Clan Shaman
Rani’s white-haired grandfather, a quiet guardian of the old ways who believes her future lies in serving the clan.
The Arms Master
Rani’s battle-experienced teacher, whose demanding lessons sharpen her skill, discipline and courage.
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Enter Rani’s world with the opening chapter of Wayfarer.
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Rani knew she was in trouble the moment Tran’s ears flicked backward.