People of the Fire
The passionate adventure begun in the best-selling People of the Wolf continues with People of the Fire, the second novel in the majestic saga of America's pioneers.
It is a time of fire. In a drought-stricken and unforgiving land, a small band of men and women struggle valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive.
Little Dancer - The young dreamer whose awesome powers would change the course of history.
White Calf - The ancient medicine woman who taught Little Dancer how to harness his dreams.
Elk Charm - The beautiful maiden who won Little Dancer's heart, but feared she would lose him to his destiny.
Heavy Beaver - The false dreamer who brutalized his people in his unquenchable thirst for power.
Two Smokes - The outcast tormented by forbidden love; his gentleness concealed an inner strength.
Tanager - The young woman warrior whose courage defended a dreamer's vision.
Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954) is an American writer. Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Advancement Award for "outstanding management" of our nation's cultural heritage. She is perhaps best known for her First North Americans series, co-authored with husband W. Michael Gear.
First North Americans
Also known as People Books - First North Americans.
First North Americans consists of twenty-one books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
