Arata enjoys a peaceful life as the son of a nomad in the West, until his visionary Falcon reveals a deathly threat to his family. With only his determination and his bird to guide him, he sets off on a heroic quest to change the fate of everyone he loves. After discovering new friends, foes, and strange lands, he begins to realize he has stumbled into something much bigger than he ever imagined. THE BIRD AND THE BOY is the first book in the Follower Trilogy by Philip Miles Everson.