About the Book…

The sacred star has appeared at last, heralding Namdaal, the greatest festival in all of Kundalaya. As the highland tribes arrive and jubilant pilgrims gather in their thousands, the festivals Hosts prepare to perform their most sacred duty.

Pim, faithful servant of the Hosthood, expects only celebration. But the rains have come early, threatening turmoil, and dissent is spreading among the Hosts. Drawn into a growing crisis, Pim must rise to the occasion and confront trials and truths that could transform not only the Hosthood, but his understanding of where duty ends and devotions begins.

And ode to the mountains, Namdaal is a timeless story about life, death, and the transformative power of wandering. It is at once personal and universal: a portrait of the human struggle to climb from despair toward hope, from burden toward freedom.