People of the thunder
Record details
- ISBN: 9780765352941
- ISBN: 9780765314390 :
- ISBN: 0765314398
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Physical Description:
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383 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Forge, 2009, c2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book.". "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
Action Note: | Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph |
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Subject: | Indians of North America -- Fiction Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction North America -- Fiction SPAN-M First Nations authors. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Aboriginal |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2008 November #2
The Gears, husband-and-wife archaeologists turned best-selling authors, continue their superbly researched and rendered North America s Forgotten Past series. Picking up where People of the Weeping Eye (2008) left off, visionary Old White, mystical Two Petals, and brooding Trader continue to traverse across the continent to Split Sky City and their individual and collective destinies. The Sky Hand people have fallen under the spell of a dangerous new leader, and death and destruction seem inevitable. It is up to this unlikely trio of heroes to stop Smoke Shield in order to prevent impending doom and disaster. Infused with Native American mythology and based on the history and archaeology of Alabama s Moundville site, this story interweaves fact and legend to illuminate a long-forgotten or ignored chapter in the prehistory of America. The Gears provide a fascinating fictional foray into the multilayered political, spiritual, and military story systems of a once bustling region and a once thriving culture, and this novel is as good a place as any of its predecessors to jump in and begin enjoying the authors talents. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2008 November #3
Set in the 1300s largely in what is now Alabama and Mississippi, this complex novel tracks three wanderers' quest to create peace in violent times. The Sky Hand people control their territory from Split Sky City (Moundville, Ala.), ruled by scheming chief Flying Hawk and his ruthless nephew, war chief Smoke Shield. While they plot to suppress the enslaved Albaamaha people and to conquer their neighbors, three people pursue a mission to restore peace. Old White is a prophet and "the most dangerous man alive"; Trader is a man with blood on his hands and a stunning secret; Two Petals is a shaman woman who says and does everything backwards. Together this curious trio must bring down Flying Hawk and Smoke Shield. The story is loaded with early Native American lore, spirituality, economics, government and daily life; however, it is not for the squeamish, as it also contains plenty of blood and gore, hideous torture, rape and chilling cruelty. Still, blended with the carefully drawn suspense of court intrigues, colorful characters and sharp plot twists, this is a terrific tale. (Jan.)
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