The prophecies of two ancient bloodlines converge when the Wolf Clan of Aria finds the fabled passage through the North Gate, surviving months traversing the arctic icescape in discovery of the New World, presaged to be the land that shall host their greatest glory. But this world is only new to them, being home to native tribes equally as ancient, manifested of the Mother Spirit whom gave birth to being, Her realm rich in spiritual magic imbued in the lush landscape, protected by primordial forces as old as time itself, formed from the fiery crucible in the heart of the Great Mountain. When the dreams of the son of the invading Arian warlord come alive upon glimpsing the daughter of the Mahwah medicine man, forces long awaiting their union are unleashed upon the land, triggering a war for the future of all. From anonymous review: "An imaginative and intellectual tour de force. As much a masterpiece of mysticism as it is a magnificent rendering of progressive spirituality and philosophy; as astute a critical study of the contemporary human condition as it is a reverent account and rendering of ancient natural laws and lessons largely forgotten by the modern man whose sicknesses it seeks to treat." From Kirkus review: "A gripping, profound tale of a faraway land and the intermingling of clashing civilizations."