Silk Road Runaways

In 15th-century Mongolia, survival depends on vigilance-because when marauders ride through, women and children are abducted. That is why Altan, a rebellious, sling-wielding teenage girl, serves as a lookout for her village.

When Altan rescues Kengi, a fierce young eagle huntress from a violent Steppe Rider, her sling becomes a deadly weapon for the first time. As friendship deepens between the two girls, Altan’s relatives force her toward an arranged marriage to a wealthy merchant wh…