First in the Crow Chronicles trilogy, this is a tense, dramatic anthropomorphic adventure story for animal-loving young readers, set in a community of crows.

Description

We Crows find ourselves caught between earth and sky, between life as it was and life as it will be, between yesterday and tomorrow. Cousins, hear me, the wind has changed!

It's springtime - hundreds of Crows set out on their yearly migration and converge at the Gathering Tree. This sacred Gathering is an opportunity for the six crow Clans of the Family Kinaar to assemble, to make decisions and to celebrate being together.

But when young blood is lost, sacred laws are tested as an illegal Mob seeks revenge on a cat, and a schism threatens the unity of the flock. The Family's situation is made yet more precarious when a severe blizzard hits and the Crows are faced with the dilemma of where to find shelter. Breaking age-old decrees and working together may offer their only chance of survival . . .