The Upton Chamber: The First Solstice Kindle Edition

Based on the enduring mysteries of the stone "beehive" chambers found across New England, this saga begins as the frontier erupts in colonial violence. Zenas, a Black orphan adopted and raised by Josiah, and his friend Pomhaman, a Nipmuc youth caught between two cultures, are forced to seek refuge within the Upton Chamber. They soon discover the site is not a colonial root cellar, but an ancient gateway that responds to the solstice sun and a sacred quartz key.Hurtled through the shadows of time, the two friends are cast into the pivotal moments that shaped a nation, from the musket fire of 1775 to the industrial grit and pandemic of 1918. As they navigate a changing landscape where their sacred sites are slowly being paved over, Zenas must hold onto the lessons taught by his father, Josiah, while Pomhaman unlocks the lithic secrets of his ancestors to keep them alive.The journey through the Upton Chamber has only just begun. Read more