The Dream King's Courier: Prophet

The gods vie for power again in the latest book in The Dream King's Courier fantasy series. The savvy deities are jockeying for the best position in a struggling frontier town that is about to see explosive growth into a major shipping port. The crowds coming in will mean greater power and stature for those gods who can win their loyalty.Nathao, the King of Dreams, has foreseen this, and is ready to benefit, but his constituents are suddenly being harassed. His Courier, Gwen Revmore, must identity and neutralize the source of the unrest. To do so, she must work with an immature local god, politically astute local guilds, and hostile homesteaders in the hills who want little to do with the townspeople.Gwen discovers carnivorous ponies, thwarts a bombing of Nathao's chapel, and survives a near-deadly attack that forces her body to morph and become more than it has ever been. New alliances, an unexpected death and a deep loss will mean a sea change in Gwen's life as a coastal town becomes a worldwide economic and political force.