Of Wind and Wolves

— J. M. Elliott —

Front and back cover of the book "Of Wind and Wolves" by J.M. Elliott, with a red and gold design, including a landscape background in muted earth tones.
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Book cover titled 'Of Wind and Wolves' by J.M. Elliott, part of The Steppe Saga, Book One, published by Warden Tree Press in Rhinebeck, New York.
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Poem titled 'Voluspo' from 'The Poetic Edda,' with verses about brothers, sisters' sons, and warriors fighting and falling in battle.
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Opening page of a book with Chapter 1 titled 'GIFTS', subtitle 'Gifts are uninvited guests.'
A page of a book titled 'Of Wind and Wolves', featuring a story about painted figures, a giant dressed as a lion, and a dialogue about a gift from a Skythian king. The scene includes descriptions of battle, heroism, and family.
A page of text from a book by J. M. Elliott, describing scenes of war, landscapes, and cultural details in a historical or fictional context.
A page from a book with text titled "Of Wind and Wolves," discussing snow, rivers, travel to Skythia and Ariaipathi, and a painter's purpose related to a dying Amazon and the attention on Hellene's downfall.
A book page titled 'Chapter 2: Arrival' with a subtitle describing a steppes horse and a paragraph of text describing a scene in Greek.
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Page from the book 'Of Wind and Wolves' showing a dialogue between a king, father, and Anaiti, discussing a battle, a union, and a possible plan to fight an enemy.
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A page from the book "Of Wind and Wolves" showing a passage of text concerning a king, his son, and a story about a hunter in a storm.
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A typed page of a poem titled 'Of Wind and Wolves' with poetic stanzas about virtues, duty, justice, discipline, generosity, humility, gratitude, and a closing paragraph about a scene of silent soldiers with swords and a brief narrative.
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Page from a book titled 'Of Wind and Wolves.' The text is a narrative involving characters named Artimpasa and Aric, describing a scene with emotional dialogue, physical grooming, and interaction near a water stream.
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