Kathleen O’Neal Gear Books

By 1300 AD, the Sky Hand people had crushed and enslaved the Albaamaha people and built their high-walled capital, Split Sky City, to dominate towns up and down the Black Warrior River. But a violent wind is brewing that may topple the city's mighty walls. Great armies are on the march, and a cunning new leader, Smoke Shield, has risen. He will lead the Sky Hand people either to stunning triumph or to bloody doom. Old White, Trader, and the mystical Two Petals are journeying across the Choctaw lands straight into the chaos. Old White, the Seeker, must play a delicate game of espionage. For Trader the slightest indiscretion--let alone the temptation of forbidden love--could lead to disaster. Two Petals, the Contrary, faces the toughest choice of all : She must betray herself and her friends to Smoke Shield or live forever in the backward grip of madness. And Spirit Power has laid a far deadlier trap for them in the rainbow colors just beneath the rolling surface of the Black Warrior River. A novel of desperate political intrigue and spiritual power, People of the Thunder once again demonstrates the New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear's mastery of American prehistory. Explore the ancestral heritage of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Yuchi peoples as the majesty and genius of the vanished Mississippian mound builders' civilization comes to life.

A blend-of ancient history and intriguing mystery of one of the most enigmatic people to ever inhabit this continent--the Anasazi.

People called Old White the "Seeker," a man never long with any people or place. For years he had wandered, leaving a trail of war, wonder, and broken love in his wake. Now he is headed home, called back by visions of chaos, blood, and fire. But there is more to the Seeker than most know. He is a man driven by a secret so terrible it may topple the greatest city in North America. When the far-off Katsinas told Old White it was time to go home, he had no idea that his journey would take him to the head of the Mississippi, where he would encounter the mystical Two Petals--a  youngsoul woman obsessed with Spirit Power, who lives life backwards. But before Two Petals can find her way out of the future, Old White must heal the rift in her tortured soul. To do so, he will need the help of Trader, a loner consumed by his own dark past.  People of the Weeping Eye is an epic set against the might and majesty of the great Mississippian Chiefdoms. The Gears have breathed new life into North America's forgotten heritage with a sweeping saga that will forever change your appreciation of our country.   

As the prophets have foretold, a child of power has been born unto the Turtle People of the Iroquois Nation. The Elders call him False Face Child, for he is the son of a powerful spirit. A living talisman, the child has inhuman eyes--black mirrors, ageless and deep--and all fear him.All but Jumping Badger, the most powerful war leader of the Bear People. He destroys an entire village to take the boy to use as a spiritual weapon. But his triumph is short-lived. The Bear People suffer terrible visions and hear the voices of the spirits. Strange ailments and mysterious deaths take them one by one.Though he is a seer, False Face Child is also a sad and lonely young boy named Rumbler. Twelve-year-old Wren befriends him and together they escape across the winter landscape of New York and Ontario with Jumping Badger close behind. He now fears the boy's power and seeks to kill him. Their only hope is to stay alive long enough to find Rumbler's legendary father, known only as The Disowned.An epic journey, People of the Masks is another riveting volume in New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear's North America's Forgotten Past series.

People of the Lightning takes us to ancient Florida, to a village of fisher folk who must face their deepest fear: Pondwader, now a lanky boy of fifteen summers. He is the White Lightning Boy--the first of his kind to be born in tens of tens of summers. His white hair, pink eyes, and pale skin make him fearsome enough, but legends foretell that a Lightning Boy will make Sister Moon bury her face in the clouds and weep falling stars--and the winds of destruction will be unleashed.The folk manage to trade him in marriage to Musselwhite, a woman warrior who does not really want him. She must face an old enemy who has captured her beloved husband, an enemy who is determined to destroy her. What good to her is this soft-hearted youth? She has yet to learn that Pondwader is a Lightning Boy. He can hear voices in the wind, telling of coming horror.... 

A romantic novel set in Montana. Colleen Merrill, drawn by dreams of an Indian warrior, travels to Montana with her brutal husband to establish a homestead. She meets and falls in love with Lieutenant Matthew Douglas, a U.S. Cavalry officer. Wounded Bear, a young Cheyenne warrior and medicine man, has been told in a vision that a golden haired woman has the power to save his people from invasion by the white man. He seeks out this woman and finds Colleen. The two become lovers.

Lovely Andiora is a Huron Indian in seventeenth-century North America. A seeress with a bond to the spirit world, she has beheld a frightening vision-of a blond man in a black robe, whose coming will bring death and despair to her people. Father Marc Dupre is a French missionary who has come to Quebec to preach Christianity. He is not prepared for his own growing love for Andiora, an attraction she shares with all her heart. But more than a forbidden union threatens them both. A mysterious epidemic is devastating the Hurons, and vengeful shamans blame the "Black Robes" from Europe, crying out for the priests' deaths. Menaced by war and disease, torn between their desires and their sacred callings, Marc and Andiora struggle to find peace and fulfillment.

Anika French's groundbreaking research reveals a dire prediction: climate change could lead to humanity's extinction within years. After her findings are published under her committee chair's name, powerful figures seek to exploit her statistical program, resorting to extreme measures like murder and kidnapping. Dr. Maureen Cole, along with specialists and bodyguard Skip Murphy, must protect Anika while grappling with the catastrophic implications of her work. As the threat of a "fracture event" looms, dark forces begin to test her alarming model with lethal consequences.

Twelve thousand years ago, the glaciers of the Sierra Nevada were melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons and creating the rich land that would become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World, and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do--for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger? Now Sunchaser must make a choice--between the woman he loves and the preservation of his people's world. New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors and award-winning archaeologists W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear bring North America's Forgotten Past to brilliant life in People of the Sea.

A woman runs away in search of a Spiritual Helper, never to return.

Seven thousand years ago, major climactic change was ushering in a 3,500 year drought. For a small band of pioneers in what is now Wyoming and the Montana Mountains, it was a time of fire. As they struggled valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior united to lead their people to a magnificent destiny. A towering epic filled with tragedy and triumph, courage and conflict, People of the Fire is another compelling novel in the majestic North America's Forgotten Past series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Set in a frozen future, this cli-fi series delves into the struggles of archaic species fighting for survival during an apocalyptic Ice Age. The narrative, crafted by a nationally-recognized anthropologist, examines the impact of climate change on both the environment and the creatures that inhabit it, offering a thought-provoking glimpse into a world transformed by extreme conditions. Themes of resilience and adaptation are central as characters navigate the harsh realities of their new existence.

Set against the backdrop of advanced genetic engineering, the story explores the potential consequences of scientific ambition. As the characters navigate the moral complexities of their groundbreaking project, they must confront the fine line between innovation and disaster. This contemporary thriller promises to engage readers with its blend of suspense and ethical dilemmas, reminiscent of the tension found in Michael Chrichton's works.

Set in a frozen future, this cli-fi novel delves into the survival of archaic species amidst an apocalyptic Ice Age. The narrative, crafted by a distinguished archaeologist and anthropologist, intertwines themes of resilience and adaptation against a backdrop of extreme climate change. As characters navigate this harsh landscape, the story raises questions about humanity's relationship with nature and the consequences of environmental neglect.

"Sixteen-year-old Hal Stevens is a budding historical scholar from a small town in Colorado. A virtual outcast at high school, he has only two friends: Roberto the Biker Witch and Cleo Mallawi. Cleo claims to be the reincarnation of Queen Cleopatra. She also believes she's being stalked by an ancient Egyptian demon, Ammut, the Devourer of the Dead. But when Hal and Roberto find Cleo murdered in the forest near her home, it appears she may have been telling the truth. Her last request sends them journeying to Egypt with famed archaeologist Dr. James Moriarity, where it quickly becomes clear that Cleo has set them on the search of a lifetime: the search for the lost graves of Marc Antony and Cleopatra."--

Kathleen O'Neal Gear vividly captures the essence of the Old West through her storytelling, drawing on her experience as a New York Times bestselling co-author. Her narratives are rich with historical detail and character depth, offering readers an immersive experience into the lives and struggles of that era. Gear's unique perspective and engaging style breathe life into the tales of the frontier, making them resonate with authenticity and emotion.

This third book in a cli-fi series from a nationally-recognized anthropologist explores a frozen future where archaic species struggle to survive an apocalyptic ice age.It’s been 925 summers since the Jemen introduced zyme, a bioluminescent algae, into the world’s ocean and unwittingly triggered an ice age that has consumed most of the planet. All but a handful of Jemen flew to the stars, but before they left, they recreated several extinct species that had thrived in the last ice age. After almost a thousand summers, the archaic hominins that struggle along the edges of massive glaciers are dwindling. All they have to save them is a dying quantum computer called Quancee and her student, a Denisovan man named Lynx.When the last Jemen, Vice Admiral Jorgenson, tells Lynx he’s going to dismantle Quancee and use her parts to create a new computer, Lynx is stunned. But while Lynx battles to save Quancee, the quantum computer has other priorities. Before she dies, she has to save a special boy who cannot save himself.Meanwhile, in the lodges of the Sealion People, a sick boy on the verge of manhood hears voices, including an old woman who sings to him. When Jawbone goes on his first quest to find a spirit helper, that same old woman finds him, and his life will never be the same.

Thousands of years ago, small hunting bands crossed the fragile land bridge linking the Eurasian continent to the Americas and discovered a land untouched by humankind. Over the centuries that followed, their descendents spread throughout this land. Bestselling authors and award-winning archaeologists W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O?Neal Gear bring the stories of these first North Americans to life in this magnificent, multi-volume saga. Set five thousand years ago and ranging through what is now Montana, Wyoming, northern Colorado, and Utah, People of the Earth follows the migration of the Uto-Aztecan people south out of Canada. It is the unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two peoples and two dreams, of the two men who love her and the third who must have her, and of the vision given to the peoples long ago by the spirit of the wolf.

Um seinen Clan zu beschützen, muss der junge Kriegshäuptling Tändler den gefährlichen Magier Zwei Herzen besiegen, von dem es heißt, er sei so leise und so unsichtbar wie der Wind. Nur ein junges Mädchen kennt die Identität von Zwei Herzen. Sie wird sein nächstes Opfer sein, sollte Tändler sie nicht retten können. „Die Leser werden die lebendigen Charaktere und die hochspannende Handlung lieben. Wärmstens zu empfehlen.“ USA TODAY

De hoofdpersoon in Het volk van de meren is Sterschelp, de dochter van een vooraanstaand stamhoofd, die het volk moet redden van de corrumperende invloed van een duister totemmasker. Niemand zal de invloed van het masker ooit nog kunnen aanwenden als zij erin slaagt de totem via de Grote Meren naar de watervallen van Niagara te brengen, om daar de onheilsbrenger in de bulderende diepten te doen verdwijnen. Anderen, zoals de machtige krijger Zwarte Schedel en de mysticus Groene Spin - is hij een profeet of een zwarte magiër? - hebben zo hun eigen plannen met de totem. Hun aanhoudende bemoeienis is er de oorzaak van dat de jager en handelaar Otter voor een moeilijke keuze wordt geplaatst: is hij voor of tegen Sterschelp? Daarbij heeft Otter meer aan zijn hoofd: een wraakzuchtig stamhoofd wiens geliefe, Parel, Otters hart betoverde, zit hem zeer dicht op de hielen. Wie zal overleven? Wie zal overwinnen?

Na enkele jaren van betrekkelijke rust dreigt er nieuw gevaar voor het volk. Gedreven door honger en kou en voorgegaan door hun krijgszuchtige leider Dappere Man, naderen noordelijke volkeren, de clans van het Zonnevolk, de vruchtbare gronden van het volk. Maar niet alleen dat feit veroorzaakt onrust. De Spiraal, leidraad voor de leefwijze van alles wat denkt en leeft, dreigt te worden verstoord nu de wolfsdromer Eerste Man, de ziener die de droom van de spiraal heeft gedroomd, in het geestenrijk is opgegaan. Wat nu te doen? Tot ieders verbazing is het aan een mismaakte, hij die later Stil Water zal heten, om de totstandkoming van een nieuwe droom te verwezenlijken. Die welhaast onmogelijke taak wordt hem op zijn schouders gelegd door zijn vriend Warm Vuur, die op zijn doodsbed Stil Water een belofte weet af te dwingen: zoek de Dromer, herstel de Spiraal. Hoe moeilijk die opdracht is, dat blijkt pas als de gezochte Dromer geen ander blijkt te zijn dan Witte Es, de vrouw die in haar vroege jeugd door het Zonnevolk werd weggeroofd van haar plaats bij de vuren van het volk van Stil Water...

De nakomelingen van het volk dat destijds de reusachtige ijsmuur overwon die de natuurlijke grenslijn vormde tussen Siberie en Noord-Amerika, hebben zich in Het volk van de rivier gevestigd in zuidelijke streken, in Cahokia. Hun nieuwe leider, Tharon, misbruikt echter bij herhaling zijn gezag. Zo legt hij de omringende dorpen na het mislukken van de oogst een zware schatplicht op. Mede als gevolg daarvan, zo wordt gefluisterd, blijven de regens uit en toont de uitgeputte grond zich onvruchtbaar. Weliswaar krijgt de boosaardige leider sterk tegenspel van de krijgsheer Dassestaart en van Chicade, de krijgsvrouw die door Tharon heimelijk wordt begeerd, maar veel haalt dat aanvankelijk niet uit. Als dan ook nog de goden de onderwereld sluiten voor de Zieners van het volk en zelfs de machtigste ziener, de knappe Nachtschade, die stilte niet kan doorbreken, lijkt de toekomst uitzichtloos. Tenzij het meisje Korstmos er uiteindelijk in slaagt met behulp van haar leermeester Zwerver het contact te herstellen met Eerste Vrouw, de buitengewone macht die bemiddelt tussen de mensen en Moeder Aarde en Vader Zon. Pas dan zal het evenwicht worden hersteld, zullen er weer vrede en voorspoed zijn. Maar of de onervaren Korstmos daarin zal slagen...

Um die verfeindeten Lager im Stamm zu besänftigen wird eine Heirat zwischen der Enkelin des Oberhauptes Rote Schlinge und einem neuen einflussreichen Häuptling arrangiert. Doch am Tag der Hochzeit wird Rote Schlinge tot aufgefunden. Der Häuptlingssohn Wilder Fuchs wird des Mordes verdächtigt. Die junge Sommermuschel, die Wilder Fuchs von ganzen Herzen liebt, ist verzweifelt und bittet daher den mysteriösen Jaguar, einen Zauberer um Hilfe. Wird Jaguar das Geheimnis aufklären und den Frieden im Stamm retten können?

Als "Het volk van het Vuur" opent, is het al weer vele jaren geleden dat de jager Rent In Licht zijn volk voorging naar de reusachtige ijsmuur die eertijds de scheidslijn vormde tussen de landmassa's van Siberië en Noord-Amerika. Een nieuwe leider is inmiddels opgestaan, maar ook in het nieuwe heden dienen oude problemen als honger en een vijandige natuur zich aan als het volk uitzwermt over de streken die tot het tegenwoordige Noord-Amerika behoren. Ditmaal is de hoofdpersoon een jongeman. Hij, de ziener Kleine Danser, staat in merkwaardig contact met een droomwereld, "een plek vol innerlijk leven", maar een die hem allesbehalve bevalt, en niet in de laatste plaats omdat Wolf daar rondwaart.

Mit "Im Zeichen des Wolfes" begannen die Autoren ihren großangelegten Zyklus über die Frühgeschichte der nordamerikanischen Indianer. Im vorliegenden Roman findet er seine Fortsetzung. Die Autoren erzählen die Geschichte der Ureinwohner Amerikas, berichten über die klimatischen Veränderungen jener Zeit und über kulturelle Bräuche wie den Schamanismus der Paläoindianer. "Auf faszinierende Weise wird die Epoche vor unserer Zeit, als Mensch und Natur noch eins waren, zum Leben erweckt." (Robert Jordan.)

Das Volk der Anasazi im Südwesten der heutigen USA wird im 12. Jahrhundert von feindlichen Nachbarn bedroht. Nur dem Mädchen Maisfaser gelingt es, einem Massaker zu entkommen. Der Seher Kreuzdorn steht ihr bei, das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft zu ergründen.

Ägypten im 4. Jahrhundert. Seit langer Zeit beschäftigen sich Mönche mit heiligen Schriften, die ein radikal anderes Bild Jesu zeichnen, als es die Kirche propagiert. Plötzlich lässt Kaiser Konstantin diese Schriften verbieten, und ein tödliches Ringen um eine Wahrheit beginnt, die die Welt für immer verändern kann ... Der alte Mönch Barnabas besitzt eines der verbotenen Schriftstücke. Als Konstantins Mörder sein Kloster überfallen, muss er mit seinen Vertrauten Cyrus und Zarathan fliehen. Die drei Mönche machen sich daran, das alte Schriftfragment zu entziffern. Sie sind die letzten, die verhindern können, dass das wahre Bild Jesu auf alle Zeit vor der Menschheit verborgen wird.

Die White Star treibt im Atlantik. An Bord über viertausend tote christliche Pilger. Ein Anschlag? Aufgehetzt von einem Hassprediger verüben radikale Christen aus Rache weltweit Attentate auf Muslime. Die Welt steht am Abgrund. Die Forensikerin Maureen Cole soll das seltsame Sterben auf der White Star aufklären. Sie findet heraus, dass der vermeintliche Massenmord eine natürliche Ursache hat, die viel bedrohlicher ist als der Kampf der Kulturen.

Als das FBI bei ihr anruft, beginnt für Veronica Tremain ein Alptraum: Ihr Bruder, Dr. Scott Ferris, ein bekannter Anthropologe, und seine Freundin Amanda wurden ermordet aufgefunden. Alles, was Veronica weiß, ist, dass ihr Bruder ein 60.000 Jahre altes Rätsel der Menschheitsgeschichte lösen wollte. Doch Scott hat eine letzte Anweisung auf ihrem Anrufbeantworter hinterlassen: An einem geheimen Ort findet sie Bryce Johnson, einen Freund ihres Bruders, und Scotts kleinen Sohn Abel. Doch nicht nur sie hat die beiden entdeckt ... Jemand will ihnen Abel wegnehmen. Um jeden Preis. Denn Abel birgt ein Geheimnis, das die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit verändern kann.

Die Anthropologin Anika French macht eine brisante Entdeckung: Die Menschheit hat den Punkt, an dem sich der Treibhauseffekt umkehren lässt, bereits überschritten; sie wird ebenso untergehen wie einst die Maya, und zwar schon in wenigen Jahren. Doch Anika ist keineswegs die Einzige, die darüber Bescheid weiss. Geheime Regierungsorganisationen haben dieses Wissen seit Langem vertuscht. Bald wird Anika zur Zielscheibe der Verschwörer, denn sie findet heraus, dass deren Pläne weiter reichen: Die Menschheit erwartet ein noch viel schlimmeres Schicksal als eine globale Klimakatastrophe.

It is a time of fire. A small band of pioneers struggle valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land. Driven by the promise of an awesome vision, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior unite to lead their people to a magnificent destiny. A towering epic filled with tragedy and triumph, courage and conflict, People of the Fire is the second compelling novel in a majestic saga of America's first peoples. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Detektivní román odehrávající se v současné Americe popisuje vědecký pár, který přijde o život během genetických výzkumů. Genetik Scott Ferris tajně naklonoval pračlověka. Jeho okolí odmítá uvěřit tomu, že by tento rozvážný a inteligentní mladý muž udělal něco takového. Je jeho jednání neetické? Nebo je v zájmu vědy něco takového možné? Církevní představitelé se bouří a policie v čele s FBI má plné ruce práce ochránit svědky i živoucí důkaz...

Další z řady sci-fi románů odehrávající se na okraji dnešního antropologického vědeckého světa vypráví příběh manželského páru, který vychovává šimpanze bonobo. Umber, hlavní hrdinka knihy, je šimpanzí slečna, která umí číst, zná znakovou řeč, ráda se pěkně obléká. Až jeden kolega upozorní Jima, který se Umber ujal a vzal ji do své rodiny, že není normální, aby byla opice tak inteligentní. Kolem celé rodiny se začínají stahovat mračna v okamžiku, kdy farmaceutická společnost, která šimpanzí holčičku do rodiny umístila, chce Umber získat zpět.