A New Novel from New York Times Best-Selling Author

THE VILLAGE OF BONES

A New Novel From New York Times Best-Selling Author

MARY MACKEY

"Mary Mackey’s The Village of Bones, gives us the vivid adventures of The Clan of the Cave Bear, the magic of The Mists of Avalon and Lord of the Rings, and the beauty of Avatar. Filled with the belief that love drives out fear, it contains stunning twists that will leave you wanting more."
----Dorothy Hearst, author of the Wolf Chronicles

Publisher: Lowenstein & Associates
Price: Kindle $2.99; Paperback $11.99, Available from Amazon.com and wherever books are sold.

A Stunning Prophecy | A Perilous Journey | A Lover Who Is More Than Human

In prehistory, when marauding nomads bring horses, male gods, and war to a peaceful, Goddess-worshiping Europe, a passionate, dangerous love develops that could destroy all humankind.
This epic romance set in Neolithic Goddess-worshipping Europe is the long-awaited Prequel to Mary Mackey’s Best-Selling Earthsong Series, which also includes The Year the Horses Came, The Horses at the Gate, and The Fires of Spring.

In 4386 B.C., a young priestess named Sabalah conceives a magical child with a mysterious stranger named Arash. Sabalah names the child “Marrah.” This child will save the Goddess-worshiping people of Europe from nomad invaders called Beastmen, but only if her mother can keep her alive long enough to grow up. Warned in a vision of the coming invasion, Sabalah flees west with Arash to save her baby daughter, only to discover that she is running into the arms of her worst enemies. In the dark forest of northern France, other humanlike species left over from the Ice Age still exist.

Praise for the Earthsong Series and Mary Mackey

“A fascinating evocation of a prehistoric world . . “
---Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon

“Grand adventure and a grand reading experience . . . sexy, explosive.”
---Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides

“Brilliant, accurate . . . and unforgettable work of fiction . . . Mary Mackey combines a researcher’s precision with a storyteller’s magic.”

---Dr. Marija Gimbutas, author of The Civilization of the Goddess.

Mary Mackey is the author of fourteen novels including The Village of Bones, a prequel to her best-selling Earthsong Series. Her novels have made the New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle best-seller lists and have been translated into 12 languages. Mackey has a PhD in Comparative Literature and is Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Sacramento. She is also a prize-winning poet. Learn more about Mary Mackey’s work and read her blog series People Who Make Books Happen at You can also follow her on Twitter at @MMackeyAuthor and find her on Facebook at

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