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	• People of the Nightland (First North Americans) W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Forge Books, 2007 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A great read

This book was easy to follow, well written and I never was bored. I could not stop reading til I finished the book and was upset there wasn't more.

Excellant read!

What I love about all of the books in these series is the glimpse into how archeology and the study of cultures of long ago can piece together stories of what might have been. It is great the way they start at a dig site with charachters trying to figure out a mystery that's been unearthed. Then lead into the story itself. It's also a great glimpse into what prehistoric life might have been like.

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Another Success

People of the Nightland (First North Americans)

I've read the entire series, and this one is as excellent as the rest. I love that I learn new things about the makeup of North America in each title. In this one, I had no idea that there was an inland sea stretching down and through what is now Lake Ontario. The majority of the book takes place around the area where I live (Erie, PA) so it held special interest.

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Every book has something new...

I love the People of the... series of books. Can't wait until another comes out. The formula for the books are all pretty similar, but the descriptions of different tribes, the historical evidence that is put in, and the anticipation of what is going to happen next is well worth the wait and the read. Every one has somethign slightly different which gives you more perception on a new region, or time period in the early North American History its fantastic!

A Great Read

It's getting harder to pick up a book that isn't part of some series, it seems. Luckily, I had no problems picking this one up without having seen any of the others yet. I definitely will read more though!

The story is a novel but woven with actual historical findings about the cultures and geological events of the era. Though set in 11,500 BC, the humanity of the characters is timeless and universal. Epic conflicts between good and evil, hope and reality, past and future all play out in this well told tale.

As mentioned in other reviews, it does take a little work to straighten out all the similar sounding names of people and tribes, but I view that as actually a good mental exercise anyway. There is also a nice map provided to visualize the geography.

The only things that keep this from a five star review for me are:
- there is some very graphic violence, including towards women and children. It supports the vile nature of the villians, but believe me, I would've already thought poorly enough of them without this stuff. Particularly one towards the end of the book.

- there is a intro chapter set in modern times about two archeologists finding the ancient site - and then never goes back to them. I don't know if they're common to the series or what, but there was already a foreward discussing the climate change, and then this bit of modern fiction, then the novel. I at least expected an epilogue or something that got back to those two, but it's a mystery to me.

Obviously the first objection is going to turn off more readers than the second. If you can read the novel without letting that bug you, it's a great read.

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