How Blended are Dust and Fire

At the far reaches of the Galaxy, a nomadic people known as the Dhervina come together for the Tanaiste, a gathering of all Dhervina in the sacred valley at the center of the world. The Tainaiste occurs only once every seven years. Important decisions are made, riders race against each other for the honor of being the most daring, and lives are changed forever.

Geraint of Family Tumen, kereit Halaka, Kypchak Kishyn comes of age in the summer of the Tanaiste. It is the summer when he will learn if he is to be accepted as full Dhervina, or banished and forced to make his way on his own.

He discovers he has an unusual gift – the ability to hear crystal, an ability normally held only by the female Guardians.

Unfortunately, he was born a dhavara in a family of normal sized people. The Dhervina consider dhavaras to be bad luck and many want him banished. Many will do anything to have him removed.

The Guardians believe he is the Khevira, the one who will save the Dhervina from destruction when the second moon arrives and cracks the Gate that protects the planet from outsiders.

In this summer of the Tanaiste, Geraint has to find his way through the maelstrom of dreams and fear to discover his place in the world.