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de Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Author), W. Michael Gear (Author) "Dark clouds slipped soundlessly across the sky as night fell ..." En savoir plus
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Set in prehistoric northeastern Louisiana, this richly imagined 11th entry in the Gears' First North Americans series follows a juvenile warrior as he struggles to mature in time to save his Clan from annihilation. Free-spirited, vision-seeing 15-year-old Mud Puppy has no interest in power, but when his much-admired older brother, White Bird, is struck by lightning and killed (an event that Mud Puppy foresaw), he is next in line to be the Speaker for the Owl Clan. Christened Salamander at an immediate initiation-to-manhood ceremony, he sets out to defend and honor his family, always aware of the warring spirits Masked Owl (good) and Many Colored Crow (evil) who guide his path. Uncertainty, clumsiness and a reputation as an idiot in the village are hurdles in Salamander's quest for greatness and power, as are the three fierce women he marries. Pine Drop, Night Rain and finally Anhinga are persuaded to betray him by relatives who have axes to grind with the Owl Clan. Skirting deadly assassins at every turn and handling his wives preoccupies Salamander, but he's smarter than anyone anticipated and triumphs in the story's political, witch-hunting conclusion. Propelled by the Gears' spry storytelling, this sturdy epic skillfully navigates the ancient swamplands of Louisiana, with their lapping brown waters, hanging vines and brooding skies.
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In the tradition of Jean Auel (Clan of the Cave Bear), the authors Gear offer another installment in their very popular First North Americans series, which takes readers on a richly detailed trip back to prehistoric times. The series began with People of the Wolf (1990), and now, in the latest volume, the Gears reconstruct life as led by the aboriginal inhabitants of Poverty Point in what is now Louisiana--and which was, as a matter of interesting fact, North America's first true city, founded 12 centuries before the birth of Christ. This settlement served as the center of a vast trading empire in the Mississippi Valley. The main character here is the warrior and shaman called Salamander, whose life and exploits we follow through every twist and turn. (Any reader who imagines that violence was not an everyday part of existence back then will soon realize the folly of such an idea.) The major calling card of these sprawling prehistoric epics is not to cozy up to characters contemporary readers can identify with but to provide fascinating information on the customs of past times. The Gears' novels are, indeed, lessons in life past, and all the facts they marshal are well integrated into a smoothly flowing story line. Expect considerable demand. Brad Hooper
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3.0étoiles sur 5 If you like the series, you'll like this book, Nov. 18 2004
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The "People of the xxxxx" series is an enjoyable one.

Yes, it has the ancients using modern language - but that means you don't get caught up in trying to understand what they mean.
Yes, it has some recurring character types, including the Dreamers, the seekers-after-Power, the village elders, and the sexually-adventurous - but it can be interesting to see how the struggles play themselves out differently in the different stories.

Yes, there can be some minor characters that it is difficult to keep straight (perhaps an index of characters?) - it's not a big deal.

And yes, there's a 'mystery' included in each one - and I've enjoyed following the stories.

As I said at the beginning, if you like the series, you'll enjoy this one.
If you're expecting a scholarly analysis, don't look for it in novels.
If you're looking for 'the best writing ever', it's unlikely to be in a series that produces, on average, a book a year.

So settle back and enjoy the read.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 unrealistic, Jui 25 2004
Par H. Hinton "heather" (goodlettsville, TN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: People of the Owl: A Novel of Prehistoric North America (Mass Market Paperback)
The back cover of the book is misleading because the story does not arrive to that point until around page 200. Also, the language is unrealistic in that they use many words that would not have existed (e.g. scapula). Please! It should have been written with a more simplistic vocabulary.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 You won't want to put it down, Jui 11 2004
Par Leslie Rawlins (Charlotte, NC) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: People of the Owl: A Novel of Prehistoric North America (Mass Market Paperback)
This isn't just the classic story of the unlikely hero, as mentioned by another reviewer. It is a story about finding oneself, a journey of politics, lessons and love. The writing is really amazing and captures not only the fictional story of Salamandar and the Sun People, but also integrates the way these people lived long ago. If you read this book, you won't be able to put it down. Don't purchase it as a reference for the way the Sun People lived at one time, it's not that type of novel. It is a fictional story that will teach you lessons and provoke your own thoughts on the way you live your own life. Times are not so different today as they were long, long ago...
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Thin Soup
This novel is like a good, thick stew that has had so much water added to it that it is tasteless and unappetizing. The Prologue is totally usless. Read more
Publié le Mars 4 2004 par gesteve

1.0étoiles sur 5 outdated and misleading
Uses outdated and under-research theories eg (H.E Jackson) to try and show what life was like during the poverty point period.
Publié le Fév 2 2004 par elizabethlilikoi

5.0étoiles sur 5 Good read
If you are looking for a book on facts, then don't pick this up -- the Gears write hoping to understand what life may have been like for prehistoric Americans, based on what we do... Read more
Publié le Déc 6 2003 par Angie

5.0étoiles sur 5 ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ!
I REALLY LOVED THIS BOOK AND I THINK ANYONE WHO READS IT WILL I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE TO COME OUT!
Publié le Aoû 21 2003 par MISTY

2.0étoiles sur 5 Disappointed !
Remembering when the newspapers ran a story on Poverty Point, identifying it as a large and meaningful site, in 1955, I was excited to find something written about such a... Read more
Publié le Juil 31 2003 par jshoward22

5.0étoiles sur 5 People of the Owl
As always I was not dissapontd.They write about people who are real.I have read the series once a year (icluding the Anazi mysties). I enjoy the deepth of story and charcters. Read more
Publié le Jui 21 2003 par cherokee girl

5.0étoiles sur 5 Great authors - Great Book
This is one of the best of the Gear books. It opened up a whole new culture of North America for me that I wasn't aware existed. Read more
Publié le Jui 16 2003 par Lynn Ziman

5.0étoiles sur 5 Gear & Gear great yet again
This story continues the people of north america series
and it does what all the Gear's books do :
provides a great story with insight that you can trust
to be based on... Read more
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In their latest "People of the Owl" Micheal and Kathleen show us once again how narrow our view of our country is. Read more
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