Beyond the Horizon — Franz S. McLaren

Clarion of Destiny is the eight volume fantasy tale of Leena, a young hedge witch in training selected by destiny to combat the greatest challenge her world has known. In an epic journey that leads through foreign lands and mysterious realms where demons, monsters, and magic rule, this inexperienced young girl is forced to overcome a protected childhood to face challenges that would crush far more experienced adventurers. With each step, each passing day, she draws closer to a malevolent force so formidable it has defeated the mightiest armies and the strongest magic in her world. How can one lone girl hope to overcome an evil that has never known defeat?In Volume 3, Beyond the Horizon, Leena sets out on an impossible journey. After learning that the knowledge she needs does not exist in Allivan, she and her friends are forced to attempt crossing the Impassable Desert, an unmapped, inhospitable tract of land no one has ever returned from. A difficult journey becomes hopeless when Leena is separated from her companions. Can she succeed, lost and alone in a barbaric land, overrun by nightmare creatures, where only the strongest survive?