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Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Lightning Shell marks the dramatic conclusion to the People of Cahokia sub-series by bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear. Spotted Wrist's squadrons are about to launch an assault on Evening Star Town. Meanwhile, the new Keeper's loyal squadrons have taken control of central Cahokia. Blue Heron's enemies have declared her dead, a supposed victim of the fire that consumed her palace. She's alive and in the end it will be her wits,...
Author
Series
Morning Star novels volume 4
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Cahokia recovers from a year of chaos following a near civil war and the god incarnate, Morning Star, has declared that his human sister Night Shadow Star and her slave Fire Cat must make a dangerous journey to far off Cofitachequi. For an old threat has arisen on the other side of the great eastern mountains - their brother, Walking Smoke, a madman who is convinced that he is the true deity destined to rule Cahokia.
Author
Series
First North Americans volume 16
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
By 1300 AD, the Sky Hand people had crushed and enslaved the Albaamaha people and built their high-walled capital, Split Sky City, to dominate towns up and down the Black Warrior River. But a violent wind is brewing that may topple the city's mighty walls.
Author
Series
First North Americans volume 15
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
People called Old White the "Seeker," a man never long with any people or place. For years he had wandered, leaving a trail of war, wonder, and broken love in his wake. Now he is headed home, called back by visions of chaos, blood, and fire. But there is more to the Seeker than most know. He is a man driven by a secret so terrible it may topple the greatest city in North America. When the far-off Katsinas told Old White it was time to go home, he...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent from its capital near modern St. Louis. From Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, settlers and priests carried word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands. Power rested in one being, Morning Star, a god resurrected in the body...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The ancient North American city of Cahokia is threatened by civil war when the believed reincarnation of divine hero Morning Star is targeted by assassins, prompting his aunt, Matron Blue Heron, to bring the culprits to justice.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An Arkansas pioneer family journeys from devastation to rebirth in the years after the American Civil War, a period marked by the destruction of a family home, self-reinvention, guilt-induced tyranny, and explorations into mysticism and mental illness.
Author
Series
First North Americans volume 13
Publisher
Tom Doherty and Associates
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A tale inspired by the Native American builders of the famous Chimney Rock finds reluctant young Ripple dispatched by the goddess of winter on a perilous quest to destroy the hated Chacoan conquerors of the First Moon People.
Author
Series
First North Americans volume 3
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
Third in the saga of the first North Americans. In this sweeping epic of the dawn of agriculture, a courageous young woman is torn between ways of life, men to love, and driven above all to pursue her special dream. "A smooth blend of superb archaeology and wonderful story".--Andrew M. Greeley. The Gears have over 30 years' combined experience in archaeology.
11) A searing wind
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Black Shell, an exile banished by his people for cowardice, prepares to lead a small band of warriors to kill the Kristianos, while explorer Hernando de Soto tricks the ancient Nations into slavery through his lies and ambition for gold.
12) Fire the sky
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After being fought to a standstill by the courageous Apalachee Nation, Spanish invader Hernando de Soto has changed his tactics. He will employ promises of peace to accomplish what cannot be achieved by violence alone. Lured by a young man's tale of gold and aided by an arrogant princess's treachery, he makes his way through the beautiful southeastern landscape. One by one, the ancient Nations fall victim to his lies as rulers and commoners alike...
13) Moon hunt
Author
Series
Morning Star novels volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Moon Hunt is the third epic tale in the Morning Star series by New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen ONeal Gear. Against the intricate majesty that was Americas greatest pre-Columbian city, the Gears have once again woven the latest archaeological data into a painstakingly accurate reconstruction of Cahokia and provide a rare look into the mystical underpinnings of Native American culture.What happens when your god goes missing?The...
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