Maiyun: Spirit of the Prairie

Maiyun: Spirit of the Prairie

The two boys sit on Jack Rogers’s porch in Columbus, Nebraska, sipping lemonade and listening to the old man tell them tales from his youth, all centered around Jack’s most beloved friend—a wolf named Maiyun. From the moment they met in a wood lot just north of town, eleven-year-old Jack and Maiyun were inseparable. She saved him from a savage attack on a dark, wet night. He repaid her by helping nurse her back to health and offering her a home, a new human pack, and his love. The two shared more than friendship. Looking into Maiyun’s deep eyes, Jack felt a connection unlike any other. He knew without being told of the loves and losses she’d experienced in her short life—her two litters of pups, her adventures, and her mate, the alpha wolf Lupus. William Bunting, author of the young adult science fiction novel Welkin and the thriller Tip of the POTUS Spear , returns to the young adult genre with Maiyun . Join Jack and his faithful wolf as they form a bond that endures through uncertainty and adversity—a bond that creates its own special, everlasting magic. William Bunting was born in Nebraska and lived there until he was twelve. Married with two grown children, he has traveled the world and holds two degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In addition to Maiyun , Bunting is the author of Welkin , a young adult science fiction novel, and the action thriller Tip of the POTUS Spear , written for adults.