Storm Testament VII

Walkara, a young Ute warrior, becomes the most powerful horse-thief chief in the Rocky Mountains, raiding California and Mexico, trading slaves, and taking scalps. Guided by a mysterious medicine dream that warns him not to war with the white men who will settle his lands, he wrestles with love for the Shoshone woman Susquenah, friendship with mountain men, and the arrival of Brigham Young's Mormons. His baptism, brief attempt at farming, and doomed war against the settlers form the tragic arc of a man caught between two worlds.

• The real-life 'greatest horse thief in the history of the world' brought to vivid life—3,000 stolen horses in a single raid
• A doomed love story across enemy tribal lines set against the collision of Ute, Mexican, and Mormon worlds
• The dramatic true tale behind the Walker War and Brigham Young's astonishing refusal to fight back
• Ties into Utah's own legend of the sacred gold that plated the Angel Moroni statue

“Some may object to the savage and brutal side of this story, but I don't know how else to tell it. Walkara lived in a savage and brutal world.”

Perfect for an adult reader of frontier and Western historical fiction—especially those interested in Utah pioneer history and Native American history—who can handle graphic depictions of frontier violence.