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Tina Field Howe


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Tina Howe holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and Art. Her favorite college studies included physical and cultural anthropology, archaeology, studio art, and art history. Her love of creativity, her interest in diverse peoples, and the experience of her own struggles inspired her to write “Alysa of the Fields,” in which she created the cultures, religions and creatures of a fantasy world. She has been writing for several years, mainly business communications, poetry, screenplays, web content, and short stories. Tina illustrated the cover and graphics, as well. The cover won the 2006 Dream Realm Awards for Cover Art. She has been involved in digital graphic design since the '90s and for most of her life has been creating artwork in some form.

Alysa of the Fields: Book One in the Tellings of Xunar-kun

Tina Field Howe
Booklocker.com, Inc. (2006)
ISBN 9780976858515
Reviewed by Ian McCurley (age 14) for Reader Views (4/08)

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Synopsis: Hidden deep in the mountains of planet Xunar-kun, the Field Folk clan believed themselves to be the only remaining people, otherthan the distant Trailmen, to inhabit their devastated world. 
 
They were wrong. 
 
In realizing her individuality, Alysa - a young woman of the Folk -risks all to save her people from certain peril. As a result, long-hidden truths are revealed, age-old hatreds are healed, and Alysa leads her people to a new way of life.