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Authors: Don Coldsmith

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ALSO BY DON COLDSMITH

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WAR ON THE PLAINS

The line of mounted warriors broke and poured forward, lances and war clubs waving overhead. Ramon Cabeza wheeled his horse and ran, hearing the thunder behind him, watching his pitiful platoon attempt to form a defensive position as he approached.

He yanked the gray stallion to a sliding stop and pivoted to face the oncoming rush. With the precision of trained professionals, the Spanish lancers swung into their short defensive charge. The two forces clashed, horses and men went down in the melee. The tangle swept toward the creek and the cross-bowmen began to make themselves felt. Short, heavy crossbow bolts twanged, taking a deadly toll.

Cabeza slashed, parried, thrust and circled. He saw a lancer struck down, but another vaulted to the saddle to bring his lance into play. A young warrior loomed before him, swinging his stone club. Cabeza readied his sword.

It could not last much longer. More warriors were pounding across the meadow, anxious to count honors before the last Spaniard fell. The yipping falsetto war cry blended into a continuous high-pitched roar â¦ .

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

FOLLOW THE WIND

Originally published by Doubleday Books in 1983.

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eISBN 9781466820937

First eBook Edition : May 2012

First Forge Edition: April 2004