Maginaugh — J. Ellyne

An exotic young princess from a faraway world comes of age and experiences extreme dangers, passionate love, and loyal friendships in this first of three books about her life and struggles.

Her mother, the queen has established a small colony on an island in the narrows between three great lakes. She and her people have worked hard to establish a civilization far beyond anything the natives of the region can imagine, thousands of years before such things will exist in their world. The relationships they form with the natives are sometimes friendly, sometimes hostile, and sometimes loving and passionate.

She is forced to grow into maturity fast as she becomes immersed with her people in a struggle for life and freedom. During her adventures she finds and experiences a love different from any she ever imagined and also deeper than any love most people experience. The contrasts between good times and bad are sudden and stark.

She has inherited her beauty, strength and wisdom from her mother who is a strong and brave woman fighting fiercely to keep her people safe despite the hardships they have to endure in a harsh world they are not prepared to cope with. Friendly natives join forces with them and the two cultures try to merge in order to fend off common enemies. This is a tale of adventure, suspense, and passion, set in a long ago time. Is it a fantasy or is it history, passed down over eons to become part of today's mythology?