Ghost Bird

One for sorrow. . . two for mirth. . . .three for death. . . four for birth. . .five for silver. . .six for gold. . .seven for secrets never told.

In a fantasy world at war, Keera and Gwyl voyage across the Great Sea to forge a new life. Their journey of discovery points them down a mighty river into the deep interior of an unknown continent, where the conflicts of the old lands follow them to the new. Always, the owls lead them on. The owls know the secret. Settlers and natives alike, the humans underneath the Nine Spheres need to learn what it is, or they'll never be able to begin the hard work of forestalling the ruin of everything they, their children, their children’s children have ever known or ever will know.