Daughter of Attila

The year is AD 450. From his glittering capital at Constantinople near the Black Sea, the emperor Theodosius holds sway over lands extending from Egypt and Asia Minor to the barbarian frontiers of the north. Greek, not Latin, is the language of the Eastern Roman Empire, and allied kings send their sons and daughters to be educated in Constantinople as they had once been in Rome.

But a dark shadow looms over this world, one that has rolled in from the steppelands of the east and now threatens to engulf the empire - the shadow of Attila the Hun, who has only been kept at bay with gifts of gold. As Attila prepares for his final showdown with the Romans, those with wisdom look not to the men who hold power now but to the young warriors and leaders who will shape the future - to Erecan, daughter of Attila, and her companions. This is their story ...

Daughter of Attila is about people on the cusp of adulthood who must navigate their way through a world fraught with danger and challenges, in an adventure that takes them from the forests and steppe to the Caspian Sea and the land of ice and snow far to the east. It is written for a young adult and adult readership.