Angel's Share (Astreya's World)

Angel's Share is a prequel to The Astreya Trilogy, as told to Astreya and Lindey after they make their home in Matris. Angel recounts how when he was a young able seaman aboard a three-masted schooner, a charismatic leader needed his help to transport five men, more than a dozen women and their children to an abandoned fort. They hoped to escape the breakdown of society by living in a community guided by faith, hope and loyalty. Among the children is a girl with sea-bright eyes, and her little sister. More than twenty years later, Angel returns in his own ship to find out how they all fared, triggering a spate of murderous violence that threatens to destroy the little community and Angel with it.