Jay Holmes

Only you and I stand in the way. We must stand together, Friend Marc. The circles will end should we fail. The final pac… Only you and I stand in the way. We must stand together, Friend Marc. The circles will end should we fail. The final pachacuti! The world will turn over and there will be nothing on the other side."Llama Crossingis a historical/fantasy novel structured on Joseph Campbell's description of the monomyth in Hero With A Thousand Face. Like the works of Carlos Castaneda, dreams and reality flow together. Like Dances With Wolves, it is a spiritual journey in a dangerous world. Today's reality is tomorrow's mythology. As indicated in a recommendation letter by Poul Anderson, renowned science fiction/fantasy writer, the dual plot structure juxtaposes past and present conditions which formed our needs with the void that remains when today's world is "turned over"--Pachacuti!Our modern explosive pace of change runs counter to the multiple genetic overwrites and leisurely adaptations to environment which shaped us. Have technological changes outstripped our ability to adapt? How will we cope with the deterioration of vital structures such as family, tribe, clan? Llama Crossing explores these contemporary issues in a different contexts and genre. It seeks solutions for today and tomorrow by examining the mistakes and successes of ancient Peruvian civilizationsMarc Harden is an ordinary man of present day Northern California who struggles against his own loneliness until he meets Satan, the only extant link between the past, present and, if they succeed together, the future!Satan's herder gave him that name because his thick, dark wool seemed to reflect a dark personality. Within his California llama herd, he proudly bears the name Llamabrother, an old name, passed from father to son for generations even before a Llamabrother was companion to Flutesinger during the reign of Pachacutec, the greatest Inca Lord. Together Marc and Llamabrother overcome the physical danger of a telepathic link between species. Together they coalesce to lead friends and allies, both llamas and men, to read more