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1) Fire the sky
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being fought to a standstill by the courageous Apalachee Nation, Spanish invader Hernando de Soto has changed his tactics. He will employ promises of peace to accomplish what cannot be achieved by violence alone. Lured by a young man's tale of gold and aided by an arrogant princess's treachery, he makes his way through the beautiful southeastern landscape. One by one, the ancient Nations fall victim to his lies as rulers and commoners alike...
Author
Series
North America's forgotten past volume 3
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 30
Physical Desc
587 pages : maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
3) Sun born
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
444 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent from its capital near modern St. Louis. From Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, settlers and priests carried word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands. Power rested in one being, Morning Star, a god resurrected in the body...
Author
Series
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
1990
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
435 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the dawn of history, a dreamer who followed the spirit of the wolf led a handful of courageous men and women to find an untouched, unspoiled continent.
Author
Series
People of the Longhouse volume 1
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Captured as slaves when their village is attacked, Odion and his little sister are pursued by their tribe's war chief and other rescuers who are unaware that an evil witch-woman is responsible for the abductions.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Of best-selling husband-and-wife writing team W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Booklist proclaims that "nobody does Native Americana better than the Gears." Coming of the Storm launches a series featuring Black Shell, a Chicaza-clan trader, and his struggles with Hernando de Soto, an invader intent on spreading Catholicism at the point of his sword.
7) Star path
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Cahokia recovers from a year of chaos following a near civil war and the god incarnate, Morning Star, has declared that his human sister Night Shadow Star and her slave Fire Cat must make a dangerous journey to far off Cofitachequi. For an old threat has arisen on the other side of the great eastern mountains - their brother, Walking Smoke, a madman who is convinced that he is the true deity destined to rule Cahokia.
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
462 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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 loyal squadrons 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,...
9) Moon hunt
Author
Series
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
414 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"What happens when your god goes missing? The lord god of Cahokia has been spirited away to the Underworld and the empire teeters on the brink of disaster as clans fight for control. Night Shadow Star, the god's human sister, and Fire Cat, her warrior bodyguard, are the only two people who can bring him back. They descend into the Sacred Cave where monsters dwell, willing to sacrifice themselves to save their kingdom. What they find makes them question...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 28
Physical Desc
425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A spellbinding tale of life and love, death and adventure, in North America eleven thousand years ago, when mammoths roamed the continent. Award-winning archaeologists Michael and Kathleen Gear, using the best archaeological information, have created a stunning vision of our pre-history, and of the men and women who lived in this rapidly changing world. The great glaciers that cover the Sierra Nevada mountains are melting, destroying the habitats...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
517 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having made the decision to leave Richard and the whites, Willow packs, only to discover that all of the expedition's horses, including her own, have been stolen--a fact the scarred hunter, Travis Hartman can't abide! For Richard, the pursuit of the thieves and recovery of the animals will leave him forever changed. Meanwhile, the Arikara make their move on Maria, ending in a bloody battle where Willow crosses a line she never anticipated. Reunited...
12) White mist dog
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
463 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Beaten and humiliated, young Richard Hamilton is dropped, bound and filthy, onto the deck of Dave Green's boat, the Maria. In no time, he's looking into the barrel of Green's pistol as the trader contemplates shooting the worthless philosopher as a means of motivating his men. Captured by Packrat, Heals Like A Willow dreams of the White Mist Dog and fights a battle of wits with the Pawnee as he transports her eastward in search of his father. Meanwhile,...
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