THE CRYSTAL BIRD “…Drayton has fashioned a dynamic story that echoes classic time-and-space travel odysseys… generally, it grips readers with its focus on the dilemma of imperiled explorers and star-crossed lovers, and the contrastingly serene, enviable lives of the Ashais…Readers will no doubt be enchanted by Drayton’s atmospheric descriptions of the magical world of Ashaise.” ForeWord Clarion Reviews
The death of slavers and disappearance of a tribe in East Africa’s Great Rift Valley in 1450, and now discovery of a hidden civilization protecting world-changing secrets create a gripping dilemma for archaeologists. In present time, two intrepid archaeologists—Allan Cline and Christopher Ward—caused a cultural firestorm with their thesis on the earliest advanced civilizations. Undeterred by ridicule, the men lead a team to the same valley, in search of irrefutable evidence…
The death of slavers and disappearance of a tribe in East Africa’s Great Rift Valley in 1450, and now discovery of a hidden civilization protecting world-changing secrets create a gripping dilemma for archaeologists. In present time, two intrepid archaeologists—Allan Cline and Christopher Ward—caused a cultural firestorm with their thesis on the earliest advanced civilizations. Undeterred by ridicule, the men lead a team to the same valley, in search of irrefutable evidence…