"A modern fantasy of the Middle East"--Cover.

How far would you go to save your life? Would you go to the ends of the earth? Now, how far would you go to save the one you love? Would you go to the ends of time? Hamish and Odette don't know it, but their 10th anniversary is going to be a pivotal night in their already rocky marriage. Dying, it turns out, is a bad way to end an evening, but it's just the beginning of their problems. Unraveling Time sweeps back and forth through history, from Ancient Greece to modern Iraq, from Roman Alexandria to present-day Seattle. Hamish and Odette fight to regain what is rightfully theirs: their marriage, their lives, and their very future, all stolen from them by rogue minds, hungry for stolen lives. But how do you fight such creatures? How do you fight something that has an eternity to prepare?

Bretagne, 884 AD Alain was once only the bastard son of the Delphine of Dead Ox Wood, but fate and prophecy intervened. Now, he has deposed his blood-father and taken his place as Count Vannes, but he is also the fabled Fair One, foretold for centuries by Fair Folk and Men alike. The Fair Folk see Alain as their salvation, the man who will bring them back from the Summerland to rule the Lands of Men, but to the mages of Bretagne, he is the Undoer, destroyer of the world. But Alain cares nothing for this. What he wants is to unite Bretagne and forge a nation, for the true danger lies not from Fair Folk or mages, but from the Frankish Empire to the east. Or so he believes... This is the concluding volume of the Ploughman Chronicles, the story begun in Ploughman's Son. In it, Kurt R.A. Giambastiani, author of the Fallen Cloud Saga and the modern fantasy Dreams of the Desert Wind, has created an exciting alternate world that blends magic and politics, myth and history.

The author describes one trip in Algeria, a trip without hazardous or stange experiences, along a route that is increasing accessible. He presents a varied scene of contrasting people and places, and shows the conflict of modern and ancient cultures.

Bretagne, 880 AD Alain, the bastard son of the witch of Dead Ox Wood, can only dream of wielding the magic of the ley lines, until the day when a mad spirit threatens his life, and he pierces the barrier to reach his hidden talent. But his new-found skills do not lead to the prosperity of his dreams. Instead, they place him on a path to a destiny he never imagined. He is thrust into the center of a centuries-long battle for power over the Lands of Men. Is Alain the mage foretold by ages past? Is he the Fair One? His talent draws others to hima??enemies and allies alikea??and pits him against the most powerful mages of this world, and of the next! In this engrossing novel, the author of the Fallen Cloud Saga and Dreams of the Desert Wind, creates an exciting alternate world that blends magic and politics, myth and history. The Dark Ages come alive with depth and honesty, taking the reader on a journey filled with prophecy, magic, and twists of fate.

Van Pelt's first collection, "Strangers and Beggars," was voted one of the Best Books of 2003 by the American Library Association. This new collection continues to explore the ever-changing boundaries of science fiction, fantasy and horror.