The First North Americans Books

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The “First North Americans” series by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear is from the historical fiction genre; it is held in high regard, for historical fiction, due to its authors’s attention to details and ability to be accurate, historically speaking. The authors of the series are a wife and husband duo; both of whom are archaeologists and both incorporate their expertise to the penning of each of the novels.

Chronological Order of First North Americans Series

In each of the novels, there are different heroes and the books, pretty much stand alone. The main idea explored throughout the course of the stories is each and every person’s struggle to survive. The books start with a prologue that is set in modern day that includes someone discovering an artifact or a remnant of some kind that goes all the way back to a prehistoric North American civilization of some kind. Then the body of the novel documents the person or people that left the artifact behind.

For the first four books of the series, there is sort of a linear narrative. After that, the stories spread out, going off into different times and places; and there is no real order to them. This series also looks at alteration effect, especially when concerning a character called “First Man” or Wolf Dreamer, who is a bit of a legend in the later books after starring in book one. The first two books (“People of the Wolf” as well as “People of the Fire”) were each released in the year 1990. “North America’s Forgotten Past” is another title the series has.

BEST FIRST NORTH AMERICANS BOOKS

For those readers looking to get into the “First North Americans” series by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, this section will help with that. It will go over the novels “People of the River”, “People of the Sea”, and “People of the Lakes”.

People of the River: This is the fourth novel in the “First North Americans” series and was released in the year 1992. This story is about the Mound builders in the Mississippi Valley. It is set in some troubled times. Cahokia, the crop of corn is not doing well, and a war chief, as well as the female warrior that he may never have, currently find themselves disgusted by the Chief’s constant lust for tribute lately.

Currently the gods have turned their faces away and have closed off the underworld to each and every seer. If the gods have truly abandoned these people, then there truly is no hope for them. That is, unless hope comes as a little girl that is learning to Dream of Power.

People of the Sea: This is the fifth novel in the “First North Americans” series and was released in the year 1993. Twelve millenia ago, the glaciers in the Sierra Nevada were in the process of melting; in the process, this was destroying the habitat that the mastodons had and created what would become California’s rich land. The people of the coast are having a hard time understanding the world, as it changes all around them. This is as the seer Sunchaser they had got lost on his way off to the Spirit World, and the mammoths are still going missing.

Then, a gorgeous woman shows up, after getting away from an abusive husband, and the people know what they have to do. If the Spirits are taking away their animals so soon, what will happen if they take in a stranger?

Now Sunchaser has to choose, the preservation of the world of his people and the woman that he loves.

People of the Lakes: This is the sixth novel in the “First North Americans” series and was released in the year 1994. The Mound Builder clan is near destruction because they are fighting over a totemic mask with great power. A Hopewell chief’s daughter, named Star Shell, is the only one that can get rid of the curse for her clan.

She will have some help, however. She has: Pearl (who is a runaway), Green Spider (who is either a madman or a prophet), and Otter (who works as a trader). She gets threw the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes to get to a majestic waterfall that is called Roaring Water. She is bound and determined to dump the mask into the water that will serve as its grave.

She has some clan members with vengeance on their minds on her tail, and they have something similar in mind for her.

What Is The Next Book in The First North Americans Series?

There doesn't seem to be an upcoming book in The First North Americans Series. The newest book is Lightning Shell and was released on July, 12th 2022.

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