Caravan to Orendia

About the Book

Tall sky, a bright elf, and Melody, with her miniature dragon, Daisy, join King Aryante’s caravan to help rescue Aksandan girls who were abducted by bitter elves and sold into sexual slavery in Orendia, where men view women as properties to be used for pleasure and for childbearing. Throughout their journey, the caravan was attacked by pirates, bandits, giant mantises, and demons sent by the king’s adviser, an evil sorcerer named Ahriman. The rescued girls were in need of healing and counseling. They had been used and abused for eight months and had lost hope. On their journey home, the girls learn to trust, to forgive, and to have hope for the future.

About the Author

Carol Strote was born to Theda and Carl Sigurd Johnson in Rockford, Illinois, where she graduated from Auburn High School. She graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor of arts degree with majors in English and philosophy. She then studied special education at Northern Illinois University and Rockford College. She developed an alternative school for dropouts in the Rockford inner city while raising her son, Ian Jordan. She also taught in the public school system.