Review: There's more to the desert than you might think
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2013
You can always count on Maria E. Schneider to bring all of her hard won storytelling skills to any tale she tells, including this foray into a genre different from much of her past work. She is a master at pulling the reader gently into the story, and then leading them surely from experience to revelation. The reader will easily recognize the love that Rand has for his younger brother, Bo, and appreciate the sacrifice he makes to give Bo the opportunity for a different life. What follows that initial sacrifice is the heart of the story; will Bo adapt to his new environment, and with the guidance of The Man will he choose to link his inner self to the "Soul of the Desert"? It is an engrossing story, the outcome is never sure, and you just might learn more than you expect about how the land affects those who live on it.