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People of the Moon (North America's Forgotten Past)
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Cold Bringing Woman, the goddess of winter, calls upon young Ripple to embark on a perilous quest to destroy the hated Chacoans. But Ripple will not face the task alone; he is aided by his stalwart friends: Wrapped Wrist, a short lothario; Spots, scarred at birth, and aide to the frightening witch, Nightshade; and Bad Cast, a simple family man, who will do anything to free his people.
But the blessed matrons will brook no insurgency. In retaliation, war chief Leather Hand and his warriors embark on a campaign of terror so gruesome it remains unrivaled in the annals of prehistory. It all comes to a climax atop the mountain we now know as Chimney Rock. In the white light of the lunar maximum, the Pueblo gods will dance—and an empire will be engulfed in flames and mayhem.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #57571 in Books
- Published on: 2006-10-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 640 pages
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- ISBN13: 9780765347589
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
The authors Gear began their First North Americans series of preistoric historical novels in 1990 with People of the Wolf. This thirteenth installment is one of the best novels in the whole series. The Gears have consistently captured early Native American life with precision, detail, and narrative excitement, but in Moon they reveal their skills to even sharper effect. The geographical locale this time is an area that will become northern New Mexico and southern Colorado; the Chaco Anasazi hold sway over the region and have done so for 200 years. As is the case with all conquering people--and almost certainly guaranteed by the people they have conquered--maintenance of suppression proves difficult. The gist of this riveting novel is that the warrior Ripple, visited by the goddess Cold Bringing Woman, begins a campaign to destroy the hated overlords. Of course, resistance is met with retribution, and the Gears don't shy away from authenticism in depicting the violence that resulted--their motive, though, is to be realistic, not sensational. Brad Hooper
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Review
“A lively tale of warring clans. . . . Should leave readers hungry for more entries in the series.”—Kirkus Reviews on People of the Moon
One of the best novels in the whole series..... A riveting novel. (Booklist )
A lively tale of warring clans....Should leave readers hungry for more entries in the series. (Kirkus Reviews )
About the Author
W. Michael Gear, who holds a master's degree in archaeology, has worked as a professional archaeologist since 1978. He is currently principal investigator for Wind River Archaeological Consultants.
The Gears, whose First North American Series and Anasazi Mystery Series, are both international as well as USA Today bestsellers live in Thermopolis, Wyoming.
Customer Reviews
A wake up call about the Anazasi...
Where to begin? This book is the final puzzel peice that ties the People of the Silence and The Anazasi Mystery Series together. We discover how the White Moccasins were created, and how the First People fall.
This book was a wake up call for me. I knew the Anazasi were not the most peaceful people, but I enjoyed the romantic myth that they were. Kathleen and Michael O'Neal Gear told the truth, and as usual, it was wonderful. It was probably the most graphic of their books, and not for a weak stomach.
This book made me laugh, and it made me cry... the best way to judge a good book for me. It was deffinatly more descriptive than the rest of their books, I almost felt like I was reading a Jean M. Auel book in the begining, but it made the Anazasi world real for me, and it does lessen. It comes to such a climax that you cannot put the book down. I would recomend this book to those who have at least read People of the Silence, it is the continueing story, and also to those who have read The Anazasi Mystery Series. It is almost like the Star Wars movies... we see the end before the begining, and this book is the final peice. But in total, any one who is a fan of the genre will enjoy this book.
I also recomend that anyone who reads this, read the Forward at the begining. The authors have told you the names of the real sites they used in the book, and the discoveries made there. They have some interesting thoughts that are worth reading as well.
one of the best so far!!
this is a wondeful book. probly the gear's darkest so far. i recomend this book to any gear fans specaily if you have read Slience and Anasazi Triogy series becuse MOON connects all these storys together. great read!!!!!
Predictable, but vivid and historically fascinating
Ironically, the criticisms I have of the writing are based on the fact that I love the Gears' series so much that I'm now familiar with their style and recurring tropes. Don't get me wrong, this is a great page-turner and I always admire how they combine anthropologicial evidence and research with fiction. Particularly for someone who is fairly new to the Gears' NA series, this is one of the better ones in a while. I do like how they take characters from People of the Sun (Nightshade, Night Sun, Ironwood) and show us their ultimate fates. I guess I'm just a little too familiar now with the stock characters of 1) Reluctant Dreamer who ends up basically predicting everything; 2)diabolical determined War Chief who will stop at nothing; 3) hot chick and nice guy who get it on after being forced to travel together. I guess that's the way of fiction: Take "adversaries" of the opposite sex, make them HAVE to hang out with each other, and they WILL fall in love ! (LOL: Of course every young woman is long-legged, big breasted and narrow-hipped.) But beyond these overly familiar themes, (oh yes, and the inevitable "Maureen's shapely [...]" theme in the introduction) the descriptions of war, the motivation for cannibalism, the historical details are all fascinating and the Gears' writing is never less than vivid and humorous.
