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WithPeople of the Mist, bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear take us to the Chesapeake Bay of six hundred years ago, when the unprovoked and brutal murder of a young woman on the eve of her wedding threatens to turn the entire Algonquin Nation against itself in a brutal war that could destroy them as a people. No ordinary woman, Red Knot was the heir to the Greenstone Clan and the future leader of the independent villages. Her death has shattered all alliances and show more left a power void that several ambitious clan chiefs see as their destiny to fill. The very air vibrates with the drums and war cries of the rallying warriors. Into the eye of this brewing storm steps the bitter old man they call The Panther. Feared as a sorcerer, The Panther is the only one with the power to demand to be heard by all. But as he digs deeper into the ever-thickening web of lies surrounding the murder, and uncovers darker, more deeply rooted secrets, he fears there may be no words to stop the impending bloodshed. show lessTags
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On the eve of her arranged marriage, a young woman named Red Knot is clubbed to death by an unknown assailant. Many eyes point to High Fox, the (young) man she planned to run away with. Sun Conch, who loves High Fox, goes off in search of the Panther, a reclusive man rumored to be a witch, to help solve the mystery of who killed the granddaughter of the community's leader and why.
Continued skillful storytelling and very real tales.
Continued skillful storytelling and very real tales.
I typically love the People Of series books. However, I found this book to be pretty dry, and there really wasn't any "Mist" part of these people. I kept waiting and looking for the significance but it never came. A little disappointing.
A true murder mystery. I enjoyed it.
BahÃa de Chesapeake, hace unos setecientos años. El brutal asesinato de una joven la vÃspera de su boda amenaza con provocar un enfrentamiento interno entre los algonquinos. Los gritos de guerra, acompañados por el ritmo de los tambores, rompen el silencio de la noche anunciando un baño de sangre. En el ojo de la tormenta, un viejo apodado Pantera intenta apaciguar los ánimos. Temido como brujo, Pantera es el único miembro del clan con capacidad para cambiar el destino de su pueblo. Sus indagaciones, sin embargo, apuntan a una verdad siniestra: la tupida red de conspiraciones y mentiras que rodean el asesinato oculta unos secretos que, de ver la luz, acabarán por hacer realidad ese enfrentamiento anunciado. La tribu de la niebla show more es una nueva entrega de la serie de novelas sobre tribus prehistóricas escrita por los Gear, pareja de antropólogos especializados en el estudio de los indios norteamericanos. show less
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear was born on October 29, 1954 in Tulare, California. She received a B.A. from California State University in Bakersfield and a M.A. from California State University in Chico. She conducted Ph.D. studies at the University of California in Los Angeles and did post-graduate studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. show more In the 1980's, she worked as the Wyoming state historian, and later as the archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska. She received the federal government's Special Achievement Award twice for outstanding management of our nation's cultural heritage. She married W. Michael Gear in 1982, and they have collaborated on a series of books for young adults. The theme of these books is ancient civilizations, and the titles include People of the Wolf, People of the Fire, People of the Sea, and People of the Lakes. They own Wind River Archaeologist Consultants, which is a private research firm. She has also written several books by herself including the Women of the West series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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W. Michael Gear was born on May 20, 1955 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received a master's degree in anthropology from Colorado State University in 1979. He married Kathleen O'Neal Gear in 1982, and they have collaborated on a series of books for young adults. The theme of these books is ancient civilizations, and the titles include People of show more the Wolf, People of the Fire, People of the Sea, and People of the Lakes. They own Wind River Archaeologist Consultants, which is a private research firm. He has also written several books by himself including the Forbidden Borders Trilogy, Morning River, and Dark Inheritance. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- People of the Mist
- Original title
- People of the mist
- Alternate titles
- Il Popolo delle Nebbie
- Original publication date
- 1997-11
- People/Characters
- Red Knot; The Panther; High Fox; Sun Conch; Shell Comb; Hunting Hawk
- Important places
- Chesapeake Bay, USA
- Dedication
- To Lucia StClair Robson and Brian Daley. Friends through the dark and, we hope, into the light to come.
- First words
- Adam Jones sat uncomfortably in the lawyer's office, wondering why a Washington D.C law firm - especially one as renowned as Koult, Wesson and Brown - couldn't afford to keep this month's editions of Time, Newsweek, and U.S N... (show all)ews and World Report on the sleek mahogany waiting room tables.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Panther turned, walking slowly up the passageway toward the exit, and the clarity of the cold afternoon light.
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