In ancient Egypt, a Pharaoh who by strength of extra-sensory powers also became a priest was called a Winged Pharaoh . Joan Grant s magnificent book is the story of Sekeeta, a princess who becomes such a ruler. Winged Pharaoh recreates all the grandeur, the beauty and the mystery of early dynastic Egypt with a vivid and compelling power. Or follow the life of Piyanah, a daughter of a clairvoyant Indian mother in Scarlet Feather. Piyan demanded new freedom and an end to her tribe s sexual segregation and brutality. Trained and educated with the young braves, she develops strength and courage, and soon she will succeed the tribal chief that is if she can at last overcome a series of ordeals which prove her worthy of the Scarlet Feather.