Synopsis
It'sbeen 18 years since the world fell apart.¿Without the apparatus of civilization to protect and support them, mostpeople died.¿ Sickness and starvationclaimed many.¿ Many more died at eachother's hands.¿ Whole cities died, astheir means of sustenance evaporated.InCalifornia, as in other western states, all vestiges ofcentralized government disappeared.¿Survival required strength, resourcefulness, or invisibility.Yetsomehow, Taine Doolittle survived and thrived with his parents in an isolated Sierravalley.¿ Taine also acquired an imaginaryfriend, Coyoteman, who teaches philosophy, introspection, and paths to wisdom.Nowtwenty, Taine sets off on a journey to end his loneliness.¿ His rite of passage takes him to theCity-State of LasVegas, a place of miracles, love, and danger.¿ But not everything is like it seems.¿ Coyoteman himself turns out to be anythingbut imaginary.¿ His visions bring depthto Taine's adventures tracing back to the dawn of civilization, and some ofCoyoteman's battle scars predate humanity itself. Can Taine survive so close tothe fire of immortality?¿ Coyoteman hasall the time in the world, but time is something that Taine has precious littleof.¿ And Coyoteman is not the only one ofhis kind.
About the Author
Besidesbeing the scientific name for coyote, CanisLatrans is the pen name of Curtis Wilbur.¿While considered solitary by nature, this particular coyote cohabitateswith a wife and daughter in San Diego.¿ When not writing, Wilbur spends his daysproviding for his pack by working as a software engineer.¿ Wilbur is known worldwide as a founder of"Coyote Zen,' a blend of Eastern and Native American spirituality.Whiledabbling in short stories, novels, koans, and non-fictional essays, Wilbur'smain creative pallet is poetry.¿ Heclaims to get most of his ideas while following his dog around the neighborhoodat night, though he admits to writing "Las Vegas Rite" while commuting to workby train.
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