Before he raised the Raven, Roscus was in love with a Dove. As a young Frey, Roscus fell in love with the Dove, the blessed soon-to-be leader of the Frey. When she wants to leave the caverns their people have lived in since before history, he is eager to follow. Meeting Centaurs, Elves, and the fox like Anaxi, Roscus and his Dove face the perils of young love and the surface together.
Emily Shankle was born and raised in Kennewick, Washington, famous for Lewis and Clark and helping make plutonium during World War Two. She is currently attending the University of Massachusetts and is convinced she was born on the wrong coast, and plans to live on the East Coast after graduating with her Masters in Special Education. Her greatest literary influences are Frank Herbert’s Dune, Anne McCaffery’s Dragon Riders of Pern series, and Shakespeare’s plays.