Dreams, visions, monsters, and a landscape that changes as you walk through it. That’s the Dry Country. No one crosses the Dry unchanged. If you don’t change, you don’t make it. For those desperate enough to cross the Dry in search of a better life, there are Guides, who can navigate the mirages and transformations that make the Dry so dangerous. Miskin runs away from home to travel the Dry Country and become a Guide. But everything goes wrong. The other travelers think the Guide business is a scam and a swindle. The Dry reacts to their disbelief by sending terrifying nightmares and horrifying mythical beasts. Setting off alone to find rescue, Miskin struggles with illusive swamps and sinkholes. Then she faces a choice between her new-found love and her calling as a Guide. About the Author I'm a published and produced playwright—in fact, my play THE WRIGHT PLACE is on Amazon. But I really love to read fantasy and sci-fi, so I wrote a fantasy novel: THE DRY COUNTRY, which is based on the first play I ever wrote. I live in Ithaca NY with a husband and three loud cockatiels. Ithaca is a university town surrounded by farms and woods, but only 4 hours from New York City. Perfect!? Now on my 8th or 9th career, I've been a theatre professor, a journalist, and a mime, along with some more boring jobs. Writing is the least boring job I've had. ?I review the books I read on Kindle. Check out Judithpratt to see what I think! I also have a Good Reads profile, and review books there as well.