With the rains comes the Gathering of the Wind.Caron should be there already to guard her friends as they summoned the winds that brought rain the Holy City. It was her duty and her honor.Instead, she stood on the back step of her mother's house, hiding from Madhu and his impossible demands. He would shape her to be something smaller and meeker, whether she wanted it or not. Madhu certainly didn't care that he was as unwelcome as a leech attached to a carp's belly.No matter what Madhu wanted, Caron was a shark and she wouldn't allow him to turn her into a guppy or for him to ruin the Gathering of the wind.

October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy. The Bounty, crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers and led by highly respected captain Robin Walbridge, departed from Connecticut as Sandy raced north. Walbridge, whose decisions decided the fate of his ship and crew, attempted to outmaneuver the storm by heading southeast. As violent gusts tossed the wooden vessel, the crew fought to save their ship—and themselves. When the storm finally overtook the ship, the crew was tossed into the churning sea. The men and women of a Coast Guard station in North Carolina courageously flew into hundred-mile-per-hour winds to rescue the survivors of the Bounty. After hours of white-knuckle flying, they accomplished one of their most memorable rescues ever. Based on interviews with Bounty survivors and unfettered access to Coast Guard rescue team members, The Gathering Wind is the most complete account of this heartbreaking, thrilling, and inspirational story. INCLUDES PHOTOS

Above the earth and beyond the clouds lies the City of Wind. It is a special place where winds are born and named. In the City of Wind, a small breeze learns how to become a gust and a gust a gale. Time comes in snurs and snips--a snur being more like a human month. Every breeze must decide upon which great wind to become a part of, such as the great North Wind, or even West, East or South Wind. This is Aanjay's story. Aanjay is a small breeze who has yet to turn into a gust. He has lofty goals but before he can become a part of Earth's winds, he must first make a choice as to which wind he will join. Aanjay just wants to be himself and on top of that, as everyone knows, choosing is hard.

“We endure.” ~ Waso’s Proverb Since the events of Dusu: Path of the Ancient and Waso: Will to Power, the Omdar of the Gathering Wind has grown as a man and a chief. Through cunning and a courage often bordering on rage, Waso and his tribe have conquered a Selvanu (Wood Elf) clan, thus gaining new allies but renewing old hatreds. When his beloved Uun-Sil is captured, Waso’s wrath will take him on a path not even the shaman herself could have predicted. Based on the world of Asunda created by Sebastian A. Jones

Hawk Running Elk is a Navtive American boy living in Denver Colorado with his parents and sister. The family attends a local powwow or gathering. His parents are interested in returning to the reservation and their roots. Hawk and his sister win door prizes at the powwow and his prize is a fancy dance bustle kit. His sister wins a fancy shawl. Hawk wants to make the bustles with Dad's help. Mom helped his sister Fawn make a fancy shawl dance dress. They also learned Indian style dances. They attend a powwow on the Wind River Reservation. Dad is offered a job with the tribe. The family decides to move back to the reservation. Hawk also endures the rite of passage task. They also attend the big powwow back in Denver with a surprise ending.