The Pathen

Pema and Erik have made a rare and dangerous choice to be life partners and masters of the Path, the powerful and mysterious energy of the universe.

Pema, orphaned by a civil war, struggles against the dark places within herself. In Erik, she finds the love and home she craves, but as a Galactic Ambassador, she becomes involved in hostile and treacherous events that test her Pathen powers to the limit. She must negotiate the peace treaty for the war that killed her parents, but in the process, Pema and her infant son are taken hostage by an insane and powerful rebel bent on establishing his own empire. Pema’s trials don’t end there, and she eventually must face an array of evil forces that threaten to destroy her family.

Erik is a Sanderman, a humanoid creature without skin who has the ability to merge completely with the body and thoughts of other beings. He is the steady force in Pema’s life, but is slowly drawn into her explorations of the dark and often terrifying places that they both must face if they are to become masters of the Path.

Along the way, Pema and Erik are helped by their teachers, patient Jorn and prickly Bespe. But neither can save Pema from a devastating miscalculation that threatens the life of her unborn daughter. The child is a bornmaster, a master of the Path from birth, and capable of great good, or great and unstoppable evil.

As Pema and Erik forge a partnership and learn to navigate the subtle and elusive depths of the Path, they make a startling discovery about the life and love they share.