The Burning Path: The Windsmith Elegy

The Windsmith Elegy #4

by Kevan Manwaring

Escaping the catastrophe they had inadvertently caused, but not its consequences, Kerne and Earhart are blown to the far south of Shadow World, to a land of endless desert. Crash-landing, they are rescued by acolytes of the enigmatic Saint X, leader of a strange Cargo Cult. When he discovers the nature of Kerne's quest, this French sandman declares himself to be the Master of the South Wind, and sets the Englishman several difficult tasks to learn its secrets. Only by confronting the Fires of Notus can Kerne be purged of his karma and perhaps find redemption for the murder of his pilot and the destruction of Ashalantë. Can the sands of time heal the wounds of the heart? Will the world-weary find their little prince? Will lost souls find salvation by walking the burning path?

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Kevan Manwaring is a prize-winning writer & lecturer in creative writing who lives on the ancient downs of Wiltshire. He is the author of over twenty books including The Windsmith Elegy series of Mythic Reality novels; Desiring Dragons, Oxfordshire Folk Tales, Northamptonshire Folk Tales, The Bardic Handbook, and Ballad Tales (ed.). He loves walking in other worlds, but sometimes he prefers to ride his Triumph motorbike.

Winner of the One Giant Write SF Novel Competition