Anaiti is a hamazan, trained in riding and archery yet untested in war. When her father seeks alliance with the Skythian king, she consents to an arranged marriage—but no hamazan may wed without first taking an enemy’s scalp. Riding with the warband offers her both promise and peril. Fiercely protective of her freedom yet desperate to prove her worth, refusing to kill could win her liberty . . . or lose her all she loves.

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A deft, hypnotic tale that fuses poetry, mythology and the hard realities of life on the ancient steppe. Elliott’s powerful characters shine brightly in the well-drawn, well-researched historical context.

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A historical novel of extraordinary complexity set against a harsh background of tribal warfare, love, and survival.

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Of Wind and Wolves is a story of truly epic proportions, spanning vast distances both geographically and metaphorically. . . . Elliott has taken a fable and crafted an epic.

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Brutal, poetic, and unforgettable. . . . A haunting, vivid read that lingers long after the final page.

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I have another world in mind which together in one heart bears its bitter-sweet, its dear sorrow; its heart's joy, its love's pain; its dear life, its sorrowful death; its dear death, its sorrowful life. To this life let my life be given, to this world let me be bound, to fall or prosper with it.

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A deft, hypnotic tale that fuses poetry, mythology and the hard realities of life on the ancient steppe. Elliott’s powerful characters shine brightly in the well-drawn, well-researched historical context.

Gritty, entertaining, and intriguing . . . . Our Verdict: GET IT

A historical novel of extraordinary complexity set against a harsh background of tribal warfare, love, and survival.

Of Wind and Wolves is a story of truly epic proportions, spanning vast distances both geographically and metaphorically. . . . Elliott has taken a fable and crafted an epic.

Brutal, poetic, and unforgettable. . . . A haunting, vivid read that lingers long after the final page.

I have another world in mind which together in one heart bears its bitter-sweet, its dear sorrow; its heart's joy, its love's pain; its dear life, its sorrowful death; its dear death, its sorrowful life. To this life let my life be given, to this world let me be bound, to fall or prosper with it.

Indie fiction, unfiltered.

“Every creature is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its nature.”

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