The Shepherds of the Sunstone

The day after Simon Meridio dreams he drowns, his whole life turns upside down. While Simon, an architect and builder, works with his crew near his village, a raiding nomadic tribe kills his father and captures Simon for their own agenda. His wife, Saudett, a sergeant of the Shepherds Eye, is desperate to find him, but she must travel across the Burning Sea, a vast and dangerous desert. Determined, Saudett gathers a group to help her: two other soldiers and three mercenaries, one of whom is a magical girl named Hata. Hata's mystic energy was released through grit, a strange yet powerful substance that incapacitates its users and, in some, ignites the magic within them. It is known there are those on the hunt for any users of magic, hoping to capture them for their own use, so she must be guarded. While Simon remains a slave and his drowning nightmare continues to plague him, he seeks a way to avenge his murdered father. But everyone must put their personal matters aside, as a much greater and ominous threat looms on the horizon, among the rolling dunes of the Burning Sea. Adventurous, captivating, and complex, The Shepherds of the Sunstone plunges into the world of fantasy with a blood-curdling scream.