In this tale of the Southern Plains, the young warrior Twisted Face loves a beautiful blind girl, Moon Pony, and begins an epic quest to claim her. The author/illustrator of Comanche descent, based the story on oral traditions and mythology of the Southern Plains tribes, particularly the Comanches. Splendid illustrations sweep through this tale that only a master storyteller could create. McMurtry and his wife live near Okmulgee, Oklahoma, where he paints, writes, and tells stories.