Horse Passages

Voyagers from earth have not only found haven on a faraway planet, but vast herds of horses that seem to vanish as if by magic. In reality the horses are able to open passages through time and travel from planet to planet. Settlers on the "Home Planet" learn to tame these horses and accompany them on their journeys, following the herds through the universe. Their life, their existence, is idyllic but for the scourge of the alien Raiders, who stalk and capture the herders and their horses.

Twins Carl and Meagan Cadet are the youngest herders in the Federation. Though they savor their privacy and the bond with their horses, they eventually join forces with the rowdy Jeffries brothers. Just as they are learning to live and travel together, however, tragedy strikes.

...No one has ever escaped the Raiders. But when Luke Jeffries and Meagan, long ago orphaned by the cruel and barbaric aliens, find themselves slaves on a mining planet, they know they must try.Yet to do so, they must first discover the key to unlock the mystery of the marvelous Horse Passages.

Reviews (scroll down)

Five Stars!

Affair de Coeur Magazine

"...Fans who appreciate something different in their science

fiction adventures will want to read Jennifer Macaire's

inventive coming of age thriller Horse Passages. The

action-packed story line hooks the audience from the

opening scene when the Cadets and their horses jump

planets and never slows down until a final interesting

twist. Readers will take immense delight in this creative

fast-paced outer space take. "

"HORSE PASSAGES by Jennifer Macaire is a young adult science fiction novel. Travelers from Earth long ago found a haven world in the galaxy, complete with herds of horses which have the ability to open gates between worlds. A society grows up with hereditary herders who tend to the herds of horses, who map the new worlds the horses open up for mankind. But humans are not alone in this galaxy - there is a species of pirate-like Raiders who carry off horses and herders alike, who are never seen again. Twin herders Carl and Maegan Cadet travel with their herd of gray horses through the worlds. They lost the rest of their family to Raiders long ago, and both still carry emotional damage from that great loss. When further tragedy strikes the Cadets, they will be sorely tested. Beautifully written novel that I will pass on to my younger son - I think he will love it!"

Kay from Spinoff Reviews