Wandering Stars

by Melinda R. Cordell

When Thorn’s forest is decimated by loggers, he begins a long journey to lead the raccoons of his tribe back to (he hopes) their ancestral home, guided by little more than the words of an old song. It’s high summer, so the raccoons must hurry and find a new home in time for the fall feed. If they can’t fatten up and find good dens before winter, they could starve and freeze. But the journey goes wrong almost from the start, with a little help from the Outcast, the deadly spirit-hound. Thorn loses an eye while defending the tribe, and his best friend, the previous chieftain, is killed. Feverish and in pain, Thorn finds out that his successor, Silverlady, is fated to go to war against the Outcast once they reach their new home. She’s too young for this battle, and he loves her like the daughter he never had. As they journey takes Thorn’s tribe into hostile territory – and, as it turns out, closer to the home of the Outcast – Thorn plans to take this fight on himself, to give Silverlady time to grow up – and also to repay a debt to Twig, the only raccoon he truly loved, who he failed to save from the jaws of the Outcast.

282 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2017

About the author

Noblebright fantasy author and writer of gardening books. Melinda R. Cordell has written a truckload of YA novels, including the Dragonriders of Skala series (like Game of Thrones, only with Vikings).

A former city horticulturist and a long-time garden writer, Melinda has also written 11 books in the Easy-Growing Gardening series with more to come.

Melinda lives in northwest Missouri with her husband and two kids, the best little family to walk the earth, and is writing about 24 books at once, fueled by passion and also caffeine.

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