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The First North Americans Series

P
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“Flowing imagination, storytelling marvels. The Gears have a fine time drawing the various interclan rivalries and clashes of cultures.”

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Kirkus Reviews

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“A first-rate murder mystery, anthropological information on pre-European Native America, a slight dash of sex (mostly innocent), and plenty of politics. Whew! The amazing thing is that it is all done so well.”

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Booklist
(starred review)

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“Riveting historical fiction series on pre-Columbian North America.”

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New Mexico Magazine

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IGHTNING

“Brilliantly written book … part of the exciting First North Americans series.… The series is an excellent and entertaining way to relive the ancient history of North America.… Fascinating, exciting, and educational.”

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Lake Worth Herald

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“An adventure saga imbued with a wealth of historical detail.… Centers around a totemic mask with great evil power.”

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Publishers Weekly

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“Adventure, survival, romance, and fantasy all painted on a historical canvas.… Good historical fiction, the story transports readers into another time and place.”

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School Library Journal

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“A story we cannot afford to ignore.”

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The Washington Post

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“A great adventure tale, throbbing with life and death.… The most convincing reconstruction of prehistory I have yet read.”

—Morgan Llywelyn

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“The action is intense and satisfying and the characters are vividly portrayed.”

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VOYA

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“Rewarding reading to anyone interested in exploring the lives of the earliest inhabitants of North America.… Fascinating.”

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Locus

By Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear from Tom Doherty Associates

THE ANASAZI MYSTERY SERIES

The Visitant

The Summoning God

Bone Walker

THE FIRST NORTH AMERICANS SERIES

People of the Wolf

People of the Fire

People of the Earth

People of the River

People of the Sea

People of the Lakes

People of the Lightning

People of the Silence

People of the Mist

People of the Masks

People of the Nightland

People of the Owl

People of the Raven

People of the Moon

People of the Weeping Eye

BY KATHLEEN O’NEAL GEAR

Thin Moon and Cold Mist

Sand in the Wind

This Widowed Land

It Sleeps in Me

It Wakes in Me

It Dreams in Me

To Cast a Pearl

BY W. MICHAEL GEAR

Long Ride Home

Big Horn Legacy

The Morning River

Coyote Summer

The Athena Factor

OTHER TITLES BY KATHLEEN O’NEAL GEAR AND W. MICHAEL GEAR

Dark Inheritance

Raising Abel

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

PEOPLE OF THE SILENCE

Copyright © 1996 by Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear

All rights reserved.

Maps and interior art by Ellisa Mitchell

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ISBN-13: 978-0-812-24601-6

ISBN-10: 0-812-24601-5

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-23402

First Edition: December 1996

First Mass Market Edition: September 1997

eISBN 9781466817845