Book Three of The Lost Legend Trilogy ~ J. L. Hardesty
It is ten years after Michael’s parting with Jesus. A vast sea of horses grazes the grassy steppes between Mount Hermon and Mount Lebanon. Michael is now the leader of his mother’s people and is acclaimed as the greatest horseman of his time. He is married to Adrianna and with her has three children, Junias, 5, Matthias, 4, and Veronica, 3. While teaching Roman infantrymen to ride and interact with horses so that they can join the cavalry, Michael incurs the wrath of one soldier who can’t grasp his techniques. When Michael catches this man taking out his anger on a horse, nearly killing the animal, the horseman loses control and beats the man almost to death.
Five years later, Michael and his beloved Brother are reunited for the first time since their long ago parting when Jesus arrives at the horseman’s camp to warn Michael that he, his family and their people are in grave danger. The soldier of the past altercation has risen in rank and sworn to take revenge. Jesus urges Michael to escape once more to Egypt out of the man’s jurisdiction.
Thus begins the final installment of the Trilogy that reveals two great truths. The first and most essential: God’s love is stronger than death. The second: the horse is one of God’s great gifts to humankind, a beautiful symbol and vehicle of the liberty bestowed on us by our loving Creator.
From the Back Cover:
And the hoof beats of horses ~ with the heartbeats of humankind ~
remain the rhythm of the ages beneath the passage of time.
In this conclusion of The Lost Legend Trilogy, there is sorrow and there is joy, parting and reunion, death and Resurrection. But there is no end ~ only a new beginning, filled with hope and promise.
This Legend will live forever in the hearts of the specially blessed whose lives have been touched, even indirectly, by the horse.
When you have turned the final page of this book, you will know the origin of the mystical bond between horses and humans—and the responsibility for passing on this truth will fall to you. Then, dear reader, it will be yours to keep alive this tale it has been my honor and my privilege to tell. May you go in the peace of our Lord, sharing His love and His gift of the horse.
Praise for Dawn Across the Mountains
"Jo Hardesty has done it again...her love of God, so enriched by her deep knowledge and love of God’s amazing creatures - horses - has spilled out a third and final tender tale in the Lost Legend Trilogy, this faith-filled finale of Michael, his staunch stallion, Zabbai, Michael’s family and their friend Jesus, giving us further food to enrich our own faith and respect for God, as well as a continuing appreciation for thetrue meaning of “horsepower.” - Msgr. George M. Schroeder, Scottsdale, AZ
“Dawn Across The Mountains is another wonderful book from Jo Hardesty that speaks to the reader of the special bond existing between mankind and his equine companions. Bravo, Jo! You have done it—created an exciting read that truly captures and expounds on the magic that defines the first two books of this magnificent trilogy.” - Kevin Ludden, Editor, Arabian Horse Times
“. . . Hardesty’s singular trilogy will delight fans of Walter Farley’s and Marguerite Henry’s horse stories. Suitable for all ages.”
- LIBRARY JOURNAL
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