Bryson Strupp: 3 books

This is a tale for those who have felt the silent whiz of a fly pole as the line thwaps gently against the water. It's a tale for those who have ever wondered how their happiness can coexist with a world obsessed with production. It's a tale of the brilliant resilience of the human heart and the sublimity of nature. It's a tale for you.

The tales of a people etched like golden sand on the walls of a cave, forgotten to many, but not to all. The sweet aura of serendipity pervades the air in the cavern. Brazen, but not forgotten the tales live on. Among them, the Tale of the Apsaalooke.

Thousands of years ago four brothers were born to the demi-god Perseus. A prophecy recovered from the ruins at Delphi bears the last remaining inscription of their existence: Water-Alecto, Earth-Xenophon, Wind-Idus, and Fire-Irgen. One final word was scratched and worn, almost to the point of oblivion....