The KIRINS Trilogy, Book Two: The Flight of the Ain by James D. Priest

A race of tiny magical beings lives on Earth today. They are kirins.Because of an ancient dispute, however, humans are unaware of their hidden civilization. For thousands of years they lived in peace, but a deadly menace now threatens their existence. A party of daring explorers led by the wise magician, Speckarin, is sent to destroy an evil lurking a continent and an ocean away.In this second book of the KIRINS trilogy, the party reaches the sea, a vast and impassable entity. They encounter a reclusive clan of magicians, and the generous but reluctant Findadors, who produce music from their souls, and reveal how the quest may be carried on. The travelers depart to cross the ocean, and on their way discover a place that takes them to the beginning of time.Behold the ocean world as it has never before been seen. Journey with these bold adventurers as they challenge the great water in search of their destination—the land where magic began.Mary Logue, author of DANCING WITH AN ALIEN, SNATCHED, and numerous other books, says this about the work: "Having read all three books of James Priest's wonderful trilogy, I have nothing but praise. The scope of this work, which takes us from the middle of North America across the Atlantic on the backs of birds to Stonehenge, is extraordinary. I enjoyed every moment I spent with the kirins. Priest's work resembles LORD OF THE RINGS, but is more rooted in nature and gentler in tone."