Title: VALLEY OF THE SHAMAN
Description: A valley in New Mexico northwest of Albuquerque contains a mysterious ancient site from which an inscribed slab was stolen.  A writer receives an enigmatic invitation to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and takes on the task of returning the artifact to its place of origin in that valley, encountering both physical resistance and spiritual assistance in competing his goal.  A shaman, El Viejo, advises the writer but not in ways he expects.
Subjects: Southwest, New Mexico, ancient mysteries
Places: New Mexico, Santa Fe
Time periods: Present day; various eras in the ancient past