title: Maps of Fate
author: Rosenthal, Reid Lance
description: The adventure and romance of America, her people, her spirit and the West. This is
  our
  story.
  
  
  
  Second book of the #1 bestselling,
  Threads West, An American Saga
  series, recipient of twenty five National Awards--Best Historical Fiction, Best Multicultural, Best Romance and Best Western! Compared by reviewers, authors and readers alike to
  Lonesome Dove, Centennial,
  and L'Amour. Called by some the "
  Gone with the Wind
  of the West," and applauded by others as "rings true and poignant, as authentic and moving as
  Dances with Wolves
  ."
  
  
  Set in 1855, Book Two continues the page-turning tale of five richly textured, complex generations of unforgettable personalities. The secrets of the maps are revealed and suspense builds as they push westward, hurtling towards unknown destinies, propelled by one adventure, danger, romantic twist and encounter to the next.
  
  
  
  Forged in the crucible of history, shaped on the anvil of a dangerous land, the threads of their lives and torrid loves interweave with the evolution of the West. Armed conflicts, the rancor of slavery, and the discovery of gold, all create lethal surprises when the characters are forced to defend their lands, their loved ones, and their honor. The tragic story of the Indians begins to unfold. New characters with dark hearts, lost souls, and hopeful innocence, color the tapestry of this epic saga. Others, in search of place and rightful freedom, catapult into the story.
  
  
  
  An unexpected convergence of events sets in motion the thrilling, yet heartrending conclusion of Book Two, setting the stage for the arduous crossing of Continental Divide, and the passionate tumult of the next Maps of Fate Era novel of the
  Threads West, An American Saga
  series;
  Uncompahgre-where water turns rock red.
  
  
  
  You will recognize the characters who live in these pages.
  
  They are the ancestors of your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, and your family.
  
  They are you. They are us.
   This is not only their story. It is
  our
  story.
  
  It is
  Threads West, An American Saga.
  
  
  
  The
  touchstones
  
  of
  
  the
  
  past
  
  are
  
  the
  
  g
  uideposts
  
  to
  
  the
  
  future.
  
  Maps of Fate
  
  is
  
  the
  
  continuation
  
  of
  
  this
  
  tale
  
  of
  
  America,
   set in
  t
  h
  e
  
  W
  e
  st--n
  e
  w
  
  lin
  e
  age
  s
  
  j
  oi
  n
  
  t
  h
  e
  
  m
  a
  n
  y
  
  t
  hr
  e
  ads
  
  of
  
  uncommon
  
  cul
  t
  u
  r
  es,
  diff
  e
  r
  ing
  
  origins
  
  a
  nd
  
  compet
  ing
  
  ambitions
  
  that
  
  entwine
  
  into
  
  th
  e
  
  Ame
  r
  ican
  
  spir
  i
  t. L
  ive
  s
  
  and
  
  g
  enerat
  i
  ons are
  
  woven
  
  on
  
  the
  
  loom
  
  of
  
  hist
  o
  r
  y,
  
  propelled
  
  b
  y
  
  f
  a
  te
  
  a
  nd
  
  freedo
  m
  
  to
  
  form
  
  the
  
  tapestr
  y
  
  that
  
  becomes
  
  the
  
  w
  h
  ole
  
  clo
  th
  
  of
  
  the
  
  nat
  i
  on.
  
  It
  
  is
  
  uniquely
  
  American,
  
  this
  
  meld
  
  of
  
  the
  
  m
  os
  aic.
  
  
  
  The decades of the
  Maps of Fate
   era novels of
  Threads West
  book series become the crucible of souls of generations, the building of the heart of the nation, destiny of a people, and the relentless energy and beauty of the western landscape.
  
  
  
  In Books Four (
  Moccasin Tracks
  ), Five (
  Footsteps
  ) and Six (
  Blood at Glorieta Pass
  ) all scheduled for 2014 release, a tiny settlement, built on the banks of Cherry Creek, on the front range of the Rockies will boom with the impact of gold discovered in the Pikes Peak area and the Ouray, San Juan and Uncompahgre mountain ranges and change it's name to Denver. The fires of deadly tumult between the states will sleep west. The ever evolving "resolution" of the "Indian Problem" will leave families and hearts broken, forever staining the pages of American history.
  
  
  Set in authentic locations on three continents and in the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the life threads of the characters -- whose personalities are forged on the anvil of the land and shaped by the spirit of America -- live, love, struggle, die, fail and succeed. They have neither country nor culture in common -- but the textured, complex and conflicted lives of these independent men and women become part of the fabric of the undulating landscape of the West, and are woven into the rich and adventurous tapestry of an emerging nation and the ever evolving American spirit.
  