<DIV><P>Kari, a young woman, returns to the jungle planet of Dora after ten years in Earth&#8217;s schools determined to unravel the mysteries surrounding the harpies, a feral species&#160;with the appearance half-bird, half-human. <BR><BR>The human colonists believe harpies are dangerous&#160;animals, which are known to&#160;steal&#160;women. The creatures are&#160;hunted like&#160;wild game, their wings considered rare trophies.&#160;But Kari distrusts these rumors. When she was attacked by a monster in the jungle as a child, a male harpy with rare golden coloring&#160;rescued her.&#160;<BR><BR>Constant hunting by men has driven the harpies to the brink of&#160;extinction. Is Kari&#8217;s savior, the elegant golden harpy, is&#160;still alive?&#160;If so, how long can he and his flock&#160;survive the ravages of&#160;mankind?<BR><BR>Susan Klaus's <I>Flight of the Golden Harpy</I> is an imaginative and romantic fantasy novel that questions what it means to be human.</DIV>