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She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One)

by Sarah Barnes (Author), Linda Kohanov (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
Set more than 6,000 years ago, She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One) begins the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse. Daughter of a clan chief, bolder than the other girls but shunned by the boys because of her unusual appearance, Naya wanders alone through the vast grasslands where her people herd cattle and hunt wild horses for their meat. But Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures. One day, she discovers a filly with a chestnut coat as uncommon as her own head of red hair. With time running out before she is called to assume the responsibilities of adulthood, Naya embarks on a quest to gallop with the filly across the boundless steppe. Unwittingly, she sets in motion forces and events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.
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"...impeccably detailed novel... with a well-developed setting and characters... A teenage girl in ancient times starts a sacred journey to become the first person ever to tame and ride a horse... Barnes skillfully develops key relationships in a manner that will make readers invested in the narrative." Kirkus Reviews

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Winner of the Best Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction, the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest Award for Historical Fiction, and the Global Book Award Gold Medal for Coming of Age Fiction.

I did not intend to start writing a novel. Instead, the words just flowed. A girl, dressed in animal hides, uncommon blue eyes scanning a distant horizon. A filly, her unusual chestnut coat as red as the girl's own hair, lit like a flame by the rays of the setting sun. The boundless grasslands of ancient Eurasia. The first person to ride a horse. A story filled with adventure, peril, love and betrayal. All the details were there - the characters, the setting, the plot - waiting in some other dimension to be made manifest. She Who Rides Horses chose me to be the storyteller.

As a former academic historian, my aim has been to keep the story of the domestication of horses as close to the evidence as possible, keeping in mind that there is always a gap between what actually occurred and what we can know about the past based on scholarly research. That gap is where imagination lives. It's the place where storytelling becomes a sacred privilege. The place where stories dwell. 
I hope you enjoy book one of the saga of Naya and the red filly. Look for the books two and three of the trilogy to appear soon. 

Warmly, Sarah

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Critically acclaimed, award-winning novelist Sarah V. Barnes is both a historian and a horsewoman. Her first novel, She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe, received the 2022 Best Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction, among other prizes. A Clan Chief’s Daughter represents the second installment in the She Who Rides Horses trilogy. When not writing stories, Sarah practices and teaches riding as a meditative art. She also offers equine-facilitated coaching and wellness workshops. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and spent many years as a college professor before turning full-time to riding and writing. She has two grown daughters and lives with her husband, her dogs, and her horses near Boulder, CO.

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