Nothing Changes

A young man obeys his father and vaults past the assumptions of his insular society in a bid for control of their people. Years later, his daughter does the same, but this time in an effort to escape her father's inflexible, dangerous control.

Their choices resonate through the background of the Children of the Desert series and shape the world. Presented here are their stories, along with six other intersecting tales. Rogues and priests, monsters and saviors, all make their own path through a complex world, affecting far more lives than they ever realize.

Time travel, morality, ethics, and culture clashes are on offer, along with notes on this world's religion, history, linguistics. and horses.

Power corrupts, people lie, rulers come and go. Nothing changes in the long run ...

... or does it?

Leona R. Wisoker started out as a writer when she was eight. Her parents made the deadly mistake of praising her work, and friends and family alike have had to wade through piles of her writing ever since. This is, thankfully, not as tedious a task as it used to be (or so she is assured).

Monica Marier is a caffeinated writer, artist, mother and eccentric. On weekdays, she's a co-founder of Tangent Artists, a webcomic company where she writes and does art for 3 comics series. She is also a co-author of the popular "Handbook for Saucy Bard" series. She fervently hopes for an eighth day of the week to be instated so she can sleep. Monica currently resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and two kids. She is often seen walking down the sidewalks of Historic Warrenton, muttering character dialogue to herself.