And when a strange, passionate young woman shows up with stories of a dark cult and asking for help, there's nothing that can stop it from bursting into flames. When the ceremony does not go as planned for either of them, their worlds begin to spark and smoke. Tusika's family has power and a long line of Abilities-and the expectations that come with that. Niya comes from a modest background and her family has never received special Abilities from the Adanadi. Best friends with a bond that goes beyond sisterhood, the two young women have chosen to undergo the ceremony together.īut each of them brings with them their own secrets and burdens. But Niya and Tusika are not your average citizens of Cahokia. For most, it is a ceremony focused on that single individual, surrounded by family and loved ones. It binds the recipient to their chosen Path animal and, in some cases, bestows upon them a supernatural gift. Purchasing and downloading this provides you with a zipped file containing the novel in Fixed EPUB, Reflowable EPUB and PDF format.In Makasing, the Adanadi ceremony is a nearly universal rite of passage into adulthood. This is a downloadable version of Hemlock And Sage. Written by Tali Inlow (Cherokee Nation), art by Mackenzie Neal (Quapaw Nation), editing by Heidi Billy. Instead, after a climate disaster alters the course of history around the world, advanced civilizations develop over centuries, fueled by Indigenous knowledge, culture and determination and powered by the mysterious Adanadi that arrived in the wake of the disaster. Hemlock & Sage is the first novel set in the world of Coyote & Crow, an alternate history science fantasy where colonization of the Americas never happened. In Makasing, the Adanadi ceremony is a nearly universal rite of passage into adulthood.

Hemlock and Sage by Tali Inlow