They Fly at Çiron

A small pastoral village is invaded without warning by the armies of a distant empire sweeping across the world. Facing mortal danger for the first time in their history, the villagers must forge a pact with the strange and fearsome race of flying people dwelling high above in the mountains. Enjoyable and stimulating. "They Fly at Çiron is vivid, wise and succint... the extraordinary clarity of detail that has always been his hallmark now serves the purose of a probing, mature, post-romantiuc mind busy investigating the nature of humanity, culture, nurture, nations, and war." [Locus]