He’s a fourteen-year-old boy, taken to fight in war. She’s his twin sister, desperate to save him.
Patish and Leeta enjoy an idyllic life in their ancient Indian village — until a battle over diminishing water supply threatens their world. While Patish trains as the warrior he’d never planned to be, duty falls on Leeta to make a perilous journey for the wisdom of the mysterious Purple Sage.
When the final command is given and the armies are primed for bloodshed, the paths of Patish and Leeta meet again in a most astonishing spectacle…
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
The heroic coming of age journeys of Leeta and Patish are flawlessly interwoven into an exciting, page-turning historical epic. As humanity faces the challenges caused by its impact on the earth, these determined young people show us what we can all do with enlightened responses to resolve conflicts, violence and war. Congratulations!
– Irina Dunn, Director of the Australian Writers’ Network
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
I loved it! I loved the story and the wholesome messages of courage, love, peace, determination, and family woven throughout the book. I am a very visual person, and the beautifully scripted story illustrated itself perfectly to me. I had a visual movie going on in my head whilst reading. It was a joy.
– Kathy Clarke, Art Teacher
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
Simone and Constantine Pakavakis’ Earthrunner is a story about running on the thinnest of hopes for peace. It does not shy away from the attractions of war. Nevertheless, in clear, urgent prose this novel shows us how war can be arrested by the power of a people’s love.
– Dr. Josephine Scicluna, poet, fiction writer and academic