W. Michael Gear
Author
Series
Contact the battle for America volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Traces the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans in 1539 as viewed by Chickasaw trader Black Shell, who witnesses the brutal progress of Hernando de Soto's military.
3) Fire the sky
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Black Shell and Pearl Hand's continuing pursuit of Hernando de Soto's invading Spanish army is shaped by their assistance in an Apache guerilla war, a desperate race to warn the high rulers, and the vain ambition of a young princess.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. When that day comes, and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only hope is that his parents are coming to rescue them. They are. But War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary war party herding captive women and children to an enemy village. Instead, they are following...
Author
Publisher
T. Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
435 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Following a vision of a wolf, a valiant dreamer leads a band of prehistoric people across the Bering Strait to settle in an unspoiled and unpopulated American continent.
Author
Series
Publisher
Five Star, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
281 p.
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR W. MICHAEL GEAR TAKES YOU DEEP INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. John Tylor figures everything is finally coming his way. He's got what he wants: a free shot into the wilderness where no one will ever know his name or his shame. As he and Will Cunningham head west into the northern Plains, Tylor rescues a wounded hawk, which he had dreams foretelling the event. Tylor and Cunningham run smack into a party of Arapaho who is...
Author
Series
The first North Americans volume 18
Publisher
Tor, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
349 p.
Language
English
Description
"On the shores of the sparsely populated American wilderness, a small group of intrepid settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship and prosper far from the religious strife and political upheaval that plague a war-ridden Europe... 500 years before Columbus set sail. While it has long been known that Viking ships explored the American coast, recent archaeological evidence suggests a far more vast and permanent settlement. It is from this evidence...
8) Unreconciled
Author
Series
Donovan volume 4
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
488 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Where does one put a messianic cult of practicing cannibals? That becomes the question when Ashanti appears in Donovan's skies. She was designed for no more than four years in space. It's taken ten. The crew has sealed the transportees onto a single deck--and over the years, the few survivors down there have become monsters. Lead by the messiah, Batuhan, they call themselves the Unreconciled. Supervisor Kalico Aguila settles them at remote Tyson...
Author
Series
Contact the battle for America volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
483 p.
Language
English
10) Pariah
Author
Series
Donovan volume 3
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
c2019
Physical Desc
484 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Corporate assassin Tamarland Benteen's last hope is the survey ship Vixen. With a load of scientists aboard under the supervision of Dr. Dortmund Weisbacher, Vixen is tasked with the first comprehensive survey of the newly discovered planet called Donovan. Given that back in Solar System, Boardmember Radcek would have Benteen's brain dissected, he's particularly motivated to make his escape. The transition that should have taken Vixen years is instantaneous....
11) Adrift
Author
Series
Donovan volume Book 5
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
504 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The fifth book in the thrilling Donovan sci-fi series returns to a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the colonists.
15) Reckoning
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
458 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the powerful families who control the Board bring their battle for supremacy to Port Authority, Falise Taglioni is chosen to ensure her family emerges triumphant, while the inhabitants of Port Authority, genetically altered, tough and self-reliant, prepare to defend their planet.
"Three years after Ashanti spaced for Solar System, Turalon reappears in the Donovanian sky. The Corporation has returned. Donovan's wealth is a lure for the powerful...
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
460 p.
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 loyalsquadrons 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,...
19) Outpost
Author
Series
Donovan volume 1
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first book in a thrilling new sci-fi action adventure, set on Donovan, a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the planet's inhabitants. A ghost ship, the Freelander, appears in orbit. Missing for two years, she arrives with a crew dead of old age, and reeks of a bizarre death-cult ritual that deters any ship from attempting a return journey. But maybe it's worth the risk, for a brutal killer...