Bøger af W. Michael Gear

Der er gået omkring 8.000 år siden den unge jæger og shaman Ulvedrømmer ledte sit folk gennem isen og åbnede det nordamerikanske kontinent for de første mennesker, som det blev fortalt i Ulvens folk.Siden har folkene spredt sig ud over det kæmpemæssige land, bl.a. til de store sletter grænsende op til bjergkæden Rocky Mountains, hvor handlingen i efterfølgeren Ildens folk udspillede sig, og hvor også handlingen i det nye bind i serien, Jordens folk, foregår.Hovedpersonen i Jordens folk er pigen Hvid Aske, der allerede som ung møder Ulvedrømmer og af ham får at vide, at hun selv vil blive drømmer og få en vigtig rolle at spille i fremtiden.Men landet er i oprør. Ulvens Folk i øst trænger sig ind på Hvid Askes egen stamme, Solens Folk, og på de fredelige plantespisere, Jordens Folk, der bor sydpå og lever i grubehuse af ler.Krøblingen Stille Vand fra Jordens Folk redder Hvid Aske fra at drukne, og de to slår sig sammen i forsøget på at stjæle den magiske ulvepakke fra Ulvens Folk, sådan som Ulvedrømmer har fortalt dem de skal gøre.Samtidig efterstræbes Hvid Aske af den onde drømmer Modige Mand, der voldtog hende som unge, og som nu sammen med sine krigere er ude på at erobre Jordens Folks område.Konfrontationen mellem Hvid Aske og hendes onde ånd er uundgåelig, og hun er nødt til at overvinde ham i en åndelig kamp, hvis det skal lykkes hende at bevare og vedligeholde Den Første Mands drøm.

FORTSÆTTELSEN AF ULVENS FOLK - NU I HARDBACKDer er gået omkring 6.000 år, siden den unge jæger og shaman Ulvedrømmer ledte sit folk gennem isen og åbnede det nordamerikanske kontinent for de første mennesker, som det blev fortalt i ULVENS FOLK. Handlingen i ILDENS FOLK udspiller sig på de store sletter grænsende op til bjergkæden Rocky Mountains.Den unge kvinde Klart Vand flygter fra sin stamme og fra sin brutale mand for at værne om sin lille søn, Lille Danser, som hun ved får ganske særlige evner som drømmer. Med sig tager hun stammens talisman, der er tæt knyttet til stamfaderen, Ulvedrømmer, det mytiske Første Menneske..Øvrige titler i serien:ULVENS FOLKJORDENS FOLKHAVETS FOLKSOLENS FOLKFLODENS FOLK

She and the master thief Seven Skull Shield are sent to far off Cofitachequi, for an old threat has arisen on the other side of the great eastern mountains. Journeying down the Mississippi to the Tennessee, and then upstream to the Appalachians, Blue Heron's party must not only face the treacherous river, festering resentment in the newly formed colonies, and hostile barbarian tribes, but a more sinister threat travels among them.

"Gear writes... with flair, confidence, wit, an ear for sound, and an eye for details... His characters and their utterances are striking. And he has another gift: the ability to entertain his readers as he educates them." ―Rocky Mountain NewsNew York Times bestselling author W. Michael Gear's rough, gritty prose highlights the life of a man teetering between destruction and salvation.Theo Belk is rootless, ruthless, and deadly ― the quintessential gunfighter with the requisite traits needed to survive on the vast, lawless Western frontier. Haunted and driven by the ghosts of the men he's been forced to kill, Belk embarks on a mission to end the life of Louis Gasceaux, the one man who deserves it most - the man who murdered his parents as he was helpless to intervene.Gasceaux manages to stay one step ahead of Belk through dirty gold mining camps, bustling new towns like Dodge City and Denver, and the trails and byways in between. He can't elude his fate forever, and Belk will eventually mete out the justice he so richly deserves...or will he?

"A family saga of the old west with richly drawn characters and portrayals of life in the era ... When the father he never knew was gunned down in the New Mexican high country, Ab Catton swore to unite his estranged family--five brothers and one sister--in order to avenge Web's murder and claim his legacy of gold. Now the feuding clan members have to bury their own differences in order to bury their father's killer and take possession of the inheritance that is rightfully theirs. Hot on their trail and eager to disrupt their plans is their sociopathic uncle Brandon Bragg. He hated Web, and he hates the children just as much. Overcoming the difficulties will prove challenging, but Ab and his siblings are willing to risk it all to test the bonds of family and blood"--

Set against the tragic war sparked by Hernando de Soto's brutal invasion of the American South, "A Searing Wind" brings to an electrifying climax all the intense historical action and authenticity of the Gears' "magnificent" (Douglas Preston) and "powerful" ("Kirkus Reviews") bestselling series. Original.

"A religious miracle: the Cahokians believed that the divine hero Morning Star had been resurrected in the flesh. But not all is fine and stable in glorious Cahokia. To the astonishment of the ruling clan, an attempt is made on the living god's life. Now it is up to Morning Star's aunt, Matron Blue Heron, to keep it quiet until she can uncover the plot and bring the culprits to justice. If she fails, Cahokia will be torn asunder in warfare, rage, and blood as civil war consumes them all."--

The fourth novel in North America's Forgotten Past Cahokian story cycle, Star Path is an evocative tale about America's greatest pre-Columbian city by New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal GearHow do you say no to a god?The god incarnate, Morning Star, sets his human sister Night Shadow Star and her slave Fire Cat on a dangerous journey to the edge of their world. For their brother, Walking Smoke, still lives...and is a madman who is convinced that he is the true deity destined to rule Cahokia.Night Shadow Star has her own agenda; the Underworld Lord Piasa has promised that if she and Fire Cat succeed with his agenda, they might become nameless, clanless, and worthless. And thus free.But the treacherous Tenasee River that they must travel holds its own perils. And at the end of the journey, Walking Smoke prepares to spring his trap. Star Path, the fourth book in the Gears' People of Cahokia series, provides us with a rare look into the mystical underpinnings of Native American culture and the founding of Mississippian civilization.

Murder is only the beginning in this stunning, thought-provoking thriller by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, USA Today bestselling authors of Dark Inheritance and the First North American series."Dr. Tremain, your brother is dead." With one call from the FBI on a bright Colorado afternoon, paleoanthropologist Veronica Tremain's nightmare begins. Her brother, Dr. Scott Ferris, an anthropologist, has been tortured and murdered, his mutilated body left in the torched ruins of his home. Then the charred corpse of his girlfriend, Dr. Amanda Alexander, is found in Ohio. In fact, scientists on three continents-from New England to New Mexico, from Kiev to Tel Aviv-are dead or missing, their notes and labs destroyed.Stunned by the ghastly news, Veronica can only recall that her brother mentioned solving a 60,000-year-old mystery-and that his lover said their work was "a matter of justice." Even as Veronica is trying to sort out the perplexing and horrific events, fugitives reach her home, including missing computer expert Dr. Bryce Johnson and a little boy who turns out to be Scott and Amanda's young son, Abel. Mere hours later, assassins strike.Now, Veronica, Bryce, and Abel are on the run in a world with no refuge. Hunted by a death squad brazen enough to slaughter FBI agents and bomb federal offices, they will learn with horror that the terrorists' real target... is Abel. For a global conspiracy exists to kill one small child-along with everyone who has met, seen, or merely heard of the boy. And the killers may even be protected by the highest power in the land. Somehow, Abel is the key linking the present to a discovery from the ancient past, an amazing truth that can forever change humanities future-if anyone survives to reveal it...

New York Times bestselling author Gear continues the thrilling sci-fi mystery of Prisoner Alpha in book two of the Team Psi novels.Called the ''Ennoia,'' the woman who came within a heartbeat of killing prisoner Alpha in the Grantham parking garage is back. This time she''s snatched Dr. Timothy Ryan. The Psi Team find themselves caught in a battle that has been raging across timelines for 2000 years. But, can they trust the Ennoia? Or is she using our timeline for her own purposes? Meanwhile, Bill Stevens has his own agenda, and his goons have already crossed blades with Psi Team. Now they are coming for Alpha, and all the revenge they can get. Because just as things seemed like they could get no worse, Alpha is back. And this time, she''s coming for blood.

Bestselleren i hardback-udgave.For 14.000 år siden var den nordvestlige del af Nordamerika befolket af jægere og krigere, der var indvandret fra Asien på jagt efter føde og nye levesteder. Men pladsen var trang, fordi vejen sydpå var spærret af den enorme iskappe, der dengang dækkede det nuværende Canada.Ulvens folk er en medrivende og dramatisk beretning om en lille flok mennesker, der finder vejen til det store, ubefolkede kontinent syd for isen.Ulvens folk er en spændende roman om en dramatisk periode i menneskets forhistorie, fortalt af forfatterparret Kathleen O´Neal og W. Michael Gear, som begge er arkæologer.Ulvens folk er den første af deres bestseller-serie om præhistoriske mennesker i Nordamerika.Øvrige titler i serien:ILDENS FOLKJORDENS FOLKHAVETS FOLKSOLENS FOLKFLODENS FOLK