Winged Raiders of the Desert (Seven Sleepers Series #5)
Danger and death await the Sleepers as they're once again called  upon to foul the plans of the Dark Lord!Evil Lord Necros  desires to enlist new soldiers in his army, and he's chosen the People of the  Desert.  When they refuse, the Dark Lord makes an alliance with the Winged  Ones--men who fly like birds.  These men steal from the desert people.   Even worse, they capture and enslave them!The Sleepers seek peace from  the Winged Ones, but as they set out to make a new alliance, they themselves  are captured and enslaved.  Instead of giving them over to the Dark Lord, the  Winged Ones offer them a chance to join their ranks, the learn to fly!  But  in doing so, the Sleepers must take a dangerous step of faith.Their only  hope is to wrest the Winged Ones away from the power of the Dark Lord--a desperate  and seemingly futile last resort. The Seven Sleepers Seriesincludes:-Flight of the Eagles-#1-The Gates of Neptune-#2-The Sword  of Camelot-#3-The Caves That Time Forgot-#4-Winged Raiders of the Desert-#5Gilbert  Morrisbegan a high school teaching career in 1956 after first pastoring  several Southern Baptist churches in Arkansas.  In 1962 he was named to the  staff of Ouachita Baptist University, where he taught English and later served as  department chairman.  After twenty-four years at Ouachita, he accepted a position  at World Evangelization College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He retired in 1990  to write and publish full time.