at Kindle Copyright 2013 by Parris Afton, Inc. All Rights Reserved Cover artwork by DigitalDonna.com Kindle Edition, License Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away. FOR WILMA BONDS AND RITA CLAY ESTRADA, WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE AND KATE DUFFY AND KAREN SOLEMN, EDITORS WHO HAD FAITH Special thanks to Senator and Mrs. Bill Lee who opened their home to me; to Muriel Johnson who shared the story of her hunted years in the Philippines with me; to Sam Fritcher; Deborah Adyt, David Alcoze and to my brother Jack Wilkes, whose technical advice aided me greatly; and to the real Sin-they It was long ago—perhaps 25,000 years ago. The hide- clad young man fingered the edge of his stone-tipped throwing spear as he looked out over the valley from his vantage point in the Sandia Mountains. To the north, he could see a plateau cut by streams into mesas.
