With grave threats encroaching on their lands to the north, east, and south, and their salt supplies dwindling, the Shinumu people's only source for the precious mineral lies to the west, in the Aaku homeland where the mythical Mother of the Lakes is known to dwell. Warrior Hongvi Shadow Walker accompanies a delegation of his people to the salt lakes. They anticipate a sanctuary, but Hongvi soon learns that the malevolent forces threatening his people have already manifested within the west. Allies and enemies alike rise from the depths of myth and legend, and Hongvi unlocks a deeper wisdom where the ancient forces mirror the truth that when it comes to the state of the world, often it is as above, so below. As Above, So Below is a stand-alone novel that is part of the Hongvi Shadow Walker Tales!