Matriarchy or Patriarchy? Can a woman brought up to guard her own power jealously, survive against a leader who governs with rigid rules and an iron fist?

Kat is both stunned and grief stricken when she lands in Baklai to find her personal horse has been murdered aboard the ship from Glowen. Could she be next? Baklai exercises control of all horses in Pridden, and she is denied a replacement animal. Even though she is permitted to journey through a land of dangerous new creatures and strange confusing customs, she is constantly under threat. Kat desires control over her life, but the ruler of this land is unforgiving.

Kat breaks an ancient rule about the horses, and faces banishment from Pridden or drowning, the result of either is death. Will anyone come to her aid? The revealing of a traitor in the midst of the inhabitants, surprises everyone, except Kat, but will she succeed in her original task and escape with her own life intact?

If heart-stopping situations excite you, laced with terrifying creatures and odd relationships, you’ll love The Horse Masters, the fifth book of The Pridden Saga.