Marshall B Thompson Jr : 3 books

Can one animal, a golden stallion, change the identity and future of a band of nomads? Can one valued possession in fair exchange for another bring success to the traders? Or is murder usually the result of the envy and hatred engendered by coveted treasures? A Child of Promise concerns the growth...

The thorny world of a hunch - backed goat herder is invaded by a murderer, his hostage, a sheriff, an escaped war prisoner, and a lost princess, among others. They all bring anguish & gold to Katchy, a quaint ruler of the herd. The Gray Wolf Secret Society deals in assassination plots whose agents may face elimination. Can its head be found and stopped?

Kardesh, son of a political exile, bullies his way to public notice and injury. In his homeland a Chipchak clan takes royal hostages and sets off to rescue him. The Tang dynasty in China expels foreigners, making them refugees on the Silk Road. The Gray Wolf Secret Society suborns, threatens, and murders its way toward control of an empire. Who can find its head to stop it?