Desert People's Trilogy

In the harsh, demanding terrain of the Sonoran Desert in a distant millennium dwell a peaceful, resilient people who flourish like the blooms of the giant saguaro cactus. But an alien race comes among them, to steal the foods, women, children, and the clouds that insure the survival of the people. These evil ones bring violence to the desert, a trait little known among the gentle tribes. Black Mountain, a natural warrior seems their only hope. Black Mountain gives to his people his daughter, a child of great power who communicates with the great spirits but the struggle against the strange ones spans generations. At the height of the conflicts comes a young man, born of another people. He struggles with his identity and his loyalty to his adoptive family, distancing himself from them. It is to him they come seeking a war chief to lead them against the mountain stronghold of the strange ones.