A mysterious stranger. A murderous ambush and a sinister plot in the deep desert.

Alissa returns home from university, still haunted by the death of her sister and a restlessness that keeps drawing her back into the great sand sea of Irithen, the dangerous heart of a remote province on a distant planet. 

Her attempt to save the life of the young and charismatic Talin throws her into a whirlwind of hidden agendas and a ruthless military attack.

Alissa has trained in the intense shamanic skills that might help her survive in this vast expanse of sand, heat, enormous lizards and poisonous scorpions.

Learning to fly a giant condor before it kills her might help as well. 

Duneflyer is the first book in the Stormweaver series, the far-future fantasy epic by Jay Aspen.