Before the old stories disappeared, everyone knew of Elijah Manak`ne Criss and his legendary flight. But few realized the tale began with his fierce sister and a horse named after the night.

Raised on her family’s horse farm in a small village, 12-year-old Neela Criss is an outsider. Not only are others suspicious of her family’s customs, but they actually fear her beloved little brother, Eli. Though reports of raids on other villages seem far distant, a classmate’s mysterious disappearance strikes too close to home. Followed soon after by tragedy, she despairs as her family unravels in the wake of loss. But when their own herd is endangered by the near-mythologic Winged Ones, Neela feels compelled to abandon home to save that which she loves. And while nearly losing herself, she discovers the one thing that might save them all.

Set in an earlier time, and a world not quite our own, Beneath A Sacred Sky is a gentle coming-of-age tale steeped in myth and old wisdom. An evocative story about family and courage, it reaffirms that, through adversity, we just might unearth our better selves. And that we are all more than we might seem. The first in a planned duology.