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When a young orphan named Silvertip receives a prophetic vision about the end of their world, he must persuade the People of the Nightland and the People of the Sunpath to flee eastward to escape the deadly ice.Tags
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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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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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- Canonical title
- People of the Nightland
- Original title
- People of the Nightland
- Original publication date
- 2007-03
- People/Characters
- Wolf Dreamer; Silvertip
- Important places
- Ontario, Canada; New York, USA; Pennsylvania, USA
- Dedication
- To Pia, Nebi, Keeza, Wyatt, Slipper and Nononi,
Little Snowbear, Golden Boy, Little Blue, and Morgan,
our orphans,
for teaching us that the way to the Great Mystery is not
through singing or dancing, not through r... (show all)eading or praying...
it comes from giving life to those who need it.
All of you have given us life in abundance.
Mitakuye oyasin. - First words
- Prologue:
The site covered a low, rocky hillock overlooking a white frame farmhouse with accompanying silo.
His name was Ti-Bish. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the distance, the mammoth calf trumpeted in fear as the fragile island crumbled beneath its feet.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Epilogue:
This thing between him and Raven was only beginning.
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