In the dawn of time, women ruled, and the people had no word for war. Then the horsemen came. Sarama is the last of the White Mare´s servants, descended from an ancient line conquered long ago by warrior tribes. Her father is the king of one such tribe. Her twin brother Agni is the king´s heir. But she is heir to an older world, and a different way. A sacred vision calls the White Mare westward, and Sarama follows. There, she finds a land where women rule, and men serve, and their language has... Mehr