From prominent New Zealand author Sherryl Jordan comes the long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed 'Secret Sacrament', a gripping, mystical story for teens. Avala's father Gabriel was the great Deliverer, who began the prophesied Time of Eagle and who sacrificed himself for their people's survival. Avala dreams of becoming a Shinali healer, not a martyr like her father. But her dreams are not the same as her destiny, and, unless Avala fulfils her father's prophecy, the Shinali people face extermination. She travels to the lands of enemy tribes, in the hope of uniting them against an evil dictator, but behind enemy borders, her fortune takes a terrible turn. Betrayed by those around her, including a rival priest in her own tribe, Avala must find the faith needed to triumph and finally allows the Time of the Eagle to be fulfilled.
