"The legend of Medusa is retold as an empowering feminist tale in an Indian-mythology-inspired world"-- Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters--she's been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King's army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom's famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe--but...

"A highly regarded astronomy educator and cultural astronomy researcher applies knowledge of rich Skidi Pawnee cosmic traditions to imagine what life might have been like for people on the Great American Plains during the 1600s as they struggled with the land and with each other under guidance of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars"--cover, page 4.

A collection of myths, tales, poetry, speeches, and passages from Indian autobiographies and recent writings.

A comet marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order. Sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and change as Serapio and Naranpa, both living avatars, struggle for free will. "There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. --Teek saying The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new...