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Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
492 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
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"People of the River is a gripping new saga of pre-historic America that takes us to the Mississippi Valley and the tribe known as the Mound builders. It is a time of troubles. In Cahokia, the corn crop is failing again and a warchief--and the warrior woman he may never possess--are disgusted by their Chief's lust for tribute. Now even the gods have turned their faces, closing the underworld to the seers. If the gods have abandoned the people, there...
3) Sun born
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Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
444 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent from its capital near modern St. Louis. From Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, settlers and priests carried word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands. Power rested in one being, Morning Star, a god resurrected in the body...
5) Moon hunt
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Series
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What happens when your god goes missing? The lord god of Cahokia has been spirited away to the Underworld and the empire teeters on the brink of disaster as clans fight for control. Night Shadow Star, the god's human sister, and Fire Cat, her warrior bodyguard, are the only two people who can bring him back. They descend into the Sacred Cave where monsters dwell, willing to sacrifice themselves to save their kingdom. What they find makes them question...
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
462 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spotted Wrist's squadrons are about to launch an assault on Evening Star Town. Meanwhile, the new Keeper's loyal squadrons have taken control of central Cahokia. Blue Heron's enemies have declared her dead, a supposed victim of the fire that consumed her palace. She's alive and in the end it will be her wits, Seven Skull Shield's licentious cunning, and a desperate gamble that determine who lives and who dies in Cahokia. Meanwhile, in the distant...
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Morning Star novels volume 4
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
457 pages : illustrations, maps, chart ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cahokia recovers from a year of chaos following a near civil war and the god incarnate, Morning Star, has declared that his human sister, Night Shadow Star, and her slave Fire Cat must make a dangerous journey to far-off Cofitachequi. For an old threat has arisen on the other side of the great eastern mountains: their brother, Walking Smoke, a madman who is convinced that he is the true deity destined to rule Cahokia.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
411 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"John Tylor has a free shot into the wilderness where no one will ever know his name or his shame. As he and Will Cunningham head west into the northern Plains, Tylor rescues a wounded hawk, of which he had dreams foretelling the event, and then they run smack into a party of Arapaho. Fortunately, guided by visions, Gray Bear and his desperate little band of Shoshoni, arrive in the nick of time to drive off the Arapaho. Now, Tylor and company are...
13) Fire the sky
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English
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After being fought to a standstill by the courageous Apalachee Nation, Spanish invader Hernando de Soto has changed his tactics. He will employ promises of peace to accomplish what cannot be achieved by violence alone. Lured by a young man's tale of gold and aided by an arrogant princess's treachery, he makes his way through the beautiful southeastern landscape. One by one, the ancient Nations fall victim to his lies as rulers and commoners alike...
14) A searing wind
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English
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Black Shell and his wife Pearl Hand emerge from exile and rededicate their lives to stopping de Soto and his Kristiano invaders. Taking a great gamble with his own life and those of his people, Black Shell crafts an elaborate plot that will change the course of history.
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