Author Tina Howe with Book 2 of The Telling of Xunr-kun

The Trail Folks of Xunar-Kun It is four cycles later. The Folk and Trailmen have accepted that they are part of something greater than themselves. They have come together as “the Seekers”. Their purpose: to find the true Parents of the Orphans. But they find something much more insidious and more lethal than any threat they have faced before. Tina Field Howe lives in Corning, New York. Her first novel, Alysa of the Fields, Book One in the Tellings of Xunar-kun, won the 2006 Dream Realm Awards for Cover Art. She has published illustrations internationally in several books and other media. In addition to writing stories, poetry and screenplays, Tina has been a freelance communications designer since 1995. She creates everything from web content and graphics to business communications. Although creative in various media all her life, Tina became serious about writing during the 1980s. Tina is available for talks, writing workshops, readings, and signings. Visit Tina Field Howe Multi-Creative to view her extensive portfolio. She also teaches writing workshops. Tina holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and Art. Her favorite college studies included physical and cultural anthropology, archaeology, studio art, and art history. Her love of creativity, her interest in diverse peoples, and the experience of her own struggles inspired her to write Alysa of the Fields, in which she created the cultures, religions, and creatures. She has been writing for several years, mainly business communications, poetry, screenplays, web content, and short stories. Tina illustrated the book’s cover and graphics, as well. She has been involved in digital graphic design since the ‘90s and for most of her life has been creating artwork in some form. Where did Tina grow up? Tina grew up in Waverly, New York, a village on the border of northern Pennsylvania. Although she lived in the middle of town, she was not far from nature,