*Shortlisted for the 2005 Grant MacEwan Author's Award The Sun on the Mountains series traces the James family from the loss of their Quaker bank during the American Revolution to their oil company headquarters in present day Calgary. Trafford constructs the foundation of a western Canadian epic that layers First Nations and European mythology in a perfect blend of history and adventure through his central character Blue Eye James, whose time honoured codes of hard work, honour, fairness, and trust lay the foundation for an empire.