Emperor's World

"Emperor's World" is the story a stallion and a herd of mares that he rustledfrom ranches in Colorado. He leads his herd up into the rugged mountainvalleys of western Colorado. The herd affects many people who come intocontact with the horses. An old Indian eventually affects all the peoples'lives even more profoundly than the horses.

Three young couples, and their parents' lives, are followed as the youngstersmature from teenagers to adulthood all affected by the horses in the hills. There are light and happy moments during their carefree years as well asmore serious consequences. One girl miraculously recovers from a neardeath accident. Th e Angel that brought the miracle had also had contactwith the herd.

A kidnapping and a murder are also caused by the herd of horses' presence. This crime leads to an investigation that has several unexpected turns. Adangerous high speed pursuit leads to the end of the criminal acts and atragedy for two families.

"Emperor's World" has two parallel paths. One tells about the horses andtheir lives up in the mountains. The second path is about all the peopleinvolved. The story mergers the two paths into one.

"Emperor's World" is an entertaining and easy read. Th e story orchestratesall the human emotions; love, hate, greed, happiness, with large choruses ofhumor, smiles, and tears.