In the hoary myths of time out of mind, there is the legend of a vengeful warrior queen, an Ethiopian queen, who conquered a kingdom and radically changed the course of world history. Ethiopia, as the land of the earliest human beings, has been critical to this species development. As such, what Queen Isat accomplished was huge. But did she achieve anything? Did she actually exist? Was she the cruel savage she was purported to be by Christians of the tenth century in northeastern Africa? Did she lay waste to Christians and their churches slaughter Aksumite princes and establish her own unique dynasty, the Zagwe. The Zagwe were real. Was she as their founder? A young woman, Sarah, of present day Seattle stumbles into the clutches of exactly this period of Ethiopian history. Her father is white and American while her mother is black and Ethiopian. A young woman, Sarah, of present day Seattle stumbles into the clutches of exactly this period of Ethiopian history. Her father is white and American while her mother is black and Ethiopian. Sarah has graduated college and is prepping for law school boards when a maelstrom of events moves her into treacherous spaces and alien places. An idiosyncratic and totally unexpected world is created in Eyes of a Pagan Queen. The tapestry blends the fraught and suspenseful with accurate and vivid history as well as heated erotic encounters and characters that are deeply three dimensional.About the Author: Jeffrey Underwood graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in psychology. Though he has practiced as a Registered Nurse for many years, he comes from a family of published authors. His first published work was The Forbidden Tome; Hansel and Gretel's True Tale. His second was entitled Lethal Assumed; Lost Tome Found. Three more books in the Entity Saga, written dually, fall under his and coauthor Kate Taylor's rubric. Three thousand miles apart is no deterrent to the creative bond that he and Kate share. He currently resides in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, a suburb of Seattle and again hopes that those who read soon to be published, Eyes of a Pagan Queen, also co-written with Kate Taylor, will relish the brand new characters and plot in what could very well develop into a brand new saga. Kate Taylor collaborated with Jeffrey Underwood on five prior novels, entitled: Treason's Truth; Mac Alpin's Scotland, Eagle's Eclipse; America Before Columbus and Tasman's Travail; The Journey Down Under and most recently, Eyes of a Pagan Queen and White Scream. Kate has award winning history working in Activities in long term care and is a Licensed Nursing Assistant, as well. Highland Gals becomes one of an expanding library of serious efforts at writing as her first work is entitled The Pink Eraser. She has contributed to books in the Activities profession. Kate resides in the small town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. She has much in the way of writing to share. She hopes that all who read this tale of fiction will want for more. Kate and Jeff have also combined playfully in writing Rule of Thumb & Fingers, a texter's bible with lots of laughs and Sock Monkey Life which is full of sheer creativity. Jeff and Kate met online and found that their collaborative interests meshed splendidly and this novel is an example of that blending of gusto for writing that they certainly both have.