PRAISE FOR
KATHLEEN O’NEAL GEAR AND W. MICHAEL GEAR
People of the Mist
“Continues the highly successful First North Americans series, and shows why it has been so popular: it offers a first-rate murder mystery, anthropological information on pre-European Native America, a slight dash of sex, and plenty of politics.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“Suffused with suspense … a fascinating portrait of an ancient matrilineal culture. Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal.
“Simple prose brightened by atmospheric detail sweeps this fluid, suspenseful mix of anthropological research and character-driven mystery to a solid, satisfying resolution.”
—Publishers Weekly
People of the Silence
“An exciting, skillfully crafted, and fast-paced story that also serves as an engrossing look at ancient culture … . The authors lavish … passion and rich detail on this fine addition to their fascinating series.”
—Publishers Weekly
People of the Lightning
“A fascinating, well-told tale of ancient superstition and culture, set in Florida approximately 8,000 years ago, amid a hauntingly eerie, mystical, and primeval landscape … . [An] absorbing portrait of ancient life.”
—Booklist
People of the Lakes
“An adventure saga imbued with a wealth of historical detail.”
—Publishers Weekly
People of the Sea
“Deadly pursuits and spiritual journeys … . Free of the dusty earnestness that so often clogs the movement of other fictional efforts by conscientious anthropologists like the Gears.”
—Kirkus Reviews
People of the River
“A breathtaking adventure story with uncanny parallels to our own time … so well researched and evocative one can almost smell the drying pine needles, and feel the heat and choking dust raised by the stampeding of thousands of warriors.”
—Rapport
People of the Earth
“A great adventure tale, throbbing with life and death … . The most convincing reconstruction of prehistory I have read.”
—Morgan Llywelyn