People of the Sea (The First North Americans series, Book 5) (edition 1994)

by W. Michael Gear (Author), Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Author)

Series: The First North Americans (5)

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Fiction. Historical Fiction. The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do�??for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger? Now Sunchaser must make a choice�??between the woman he loves and the preservation of his people's world. Performed by Nanette Savard; Elizabeth Jernigan; Bradley Smith; Gregory Gorton; Michael Glenn; Nick Depinto; Scott Mccormick; Ren Casey; Daniel Sonntag; Alyssa Wilmoth; Larissa Gallagher; David Coyne; Tracy Olivera; Kimberly Gilbert; Thomas Keegan; Michael John Casey; Terence Aselford; Joe Brack; Patrick Bussink; Ken Jackson; Gary Telles; Richard Rohan; Margie To… (more)

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Title:	People of the Sea (The First North Americans series, Book 5)
Authors:	W. Michael Gear (Author)
Other authors:	Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Author)
Info:	Tor Books (1994), Edition: First Edition, 560 pages
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The weather was warming, the water was rising.
They had not seen the sacred Mammoth for months - they needed their DreamDancer to lead the sacred Mammoth Dance to help their spirit helper survive.
But SunChaser had not been seen for months and a local shaman felt HE should be the DreamDancer... or maybe a shapeshifter. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
W. Michael Gear	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Ostrup, Barbara	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The First North Americans (5)

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1. People of the Wolf - 2. People of the Fire - 3. People of the Earth - 4. People of the River - 5. People of the Sea (People Series The First North Americans 1 to 5) by Kathleen O'Neal Gear

13 Books in People Series: People of the...Wolf; Fire; Earth; River; Sea; Lakes; Lightning; Silence; Mist; Masks; Owl; Raven; Moon by Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Novels of North America's Forgotten Past: People of the Wolf, People of the Fire, People of the Earth, People of the River, People of the Sea, and People of the Lakes by Kathleen O'Neal Gear

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People of the Sea

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People of the Sea

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1993-11

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To Lorena Sanders, and in memory of Benjamin Sanders. For their generous spirits and love of the sea. We miss you, Ben.

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Not much had changed in the last century, Mary Crow Dog decided as she studied the bland conference room in the Bureau of Land Managment district office.

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Fiction. Historical Fiction. The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do�??for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger? Now Sunchaser must make a choice�??between the woman he loves and the preservation of his people's world. Performed by Nanette Savard; Elizabeth Jernigan; Bradley Smith; Gregory Gorton; Michael Glenn; Nick Depinto; Scott Mccormick; Ren Casey; Daniel Sonntag; Alyssa Wilmoth; Larissa Gallagher; David Coyne; Tracy Olivera; Kimberly Gilbert; Thomas Keegan; Michael John Casey; Terence Aselford; Joe Brack; Patrick Bussink; Ken Jackson; Gary Telles; Richard Rohan; Margie To

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People of the Sea

The huge glaciers that cover the Sierra Nevada mountains are melting, destroying the habitats of mammoths, lions and short-faced bears - and giving birth to the rich land that will become California. The coastal people living there are faced with the rapidly changing environment that threatened to engulf them.

Sunchaser, the Dreamer, his lost his way into the world. But it is up to him to choose between helping a beautiful stranger with an infant daughter, and saving his world from oblivion.

He knows full well that either choice will damn him.

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