The Author of the Gust
Book I of the Antelopeby Rick Austinson
"It's a great big open world, and the sea calls out with promises of adventure. Endless opportunities and boundless wealth seem to linger just beyond the horizon. But for some, that's still too far.
Every society has its invisibles; those not welcome, not 'one of us.' It is society's nature to divide itself into many tiers. No matter how you arrange them, one tier always has to be on the bottom.
On that tier is Ryo Sansen.
Ryo is an outcast, an invisible in her society, and for no reason beyond the fact that she had the audacity to be born.
So, what is a young girl to do in her position?
Why, change the world, of course."
Rick Austinson often writes about himself in the third person. He has a wide variety of ongoing projects and novels, and "Author of the Gust" is one more piece to the puzzle. His first book, "The Path to Ascension", has been in print for some time. Much like "The Path to Ascension", "Author of the Gust" is the first in a series. Because let's face it, Rick Austinson likes big epic storylines.