Kathleen O'Neal Gear Archives

PEOPLE OF THE CANYONS by Kathleen O’Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear

August 10, 2020 by Ariana

PEOPLE OF THE CANYONS by Kathleen O’Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear

Genre: Native American History Fiction
Series: #26 North America’s Forgotten Past
Publisher: Forge Books
Pages: 320
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

I absolutely love the Gear’s series of North America’s Forgotten Past and was excited to see another book out. PEOPLE OF THE CANYONS (#26 in the series) showed that the Gears still know who to entertain a reader with a great story, rich historical details, and interesting characters.

Cries From the Lost Land by Kathleen O’Neal Gear

April 18, 2020 by Ariana Leave a Comment

CRIES FROM THE LOST LAND by Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Genre: Historical Fantasy, Young Adult,
Publisher: DAW
Pages: 320
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

I’m a big fan of Kathleen O’Neal Gear (and her husband Michael), and she always does a beautiful job of sweeping into her stories. When I heard she was writing a story about ancient Egypt that dealt with incarnation and demons, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. CRIES FROM THE LOST LAND was worth the wait.

MAZE MASTER by Kathleen O’Neal Gear

July 21, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

MAZE MASTER by Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 352
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

If Michael Crichton and Dan Brown had collaborated on a book MAZE MASTER would be the result. But, Katheleen O’Neal Gear beat them to it. She uses her adept storytelling skills combined with her archaeologist and scientific knowledge to create a superb apocalyptic thriller.

IT SLEEPS IN ME (In me #1) Kathleen O’Neal Gear

July 7, 2018 by Ariana Leave a Comment

IT SLEEPS IN ME (IN ME #1) Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Genre: Fiction/Native American
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages: 320
Author’s Website
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars

Kathleen O’Neal Gear created a complex and intriguing character with Sora, the High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. Gear pulled me immediately into wanting to know who Sora is with the first sentence in the book,“OF COURSE, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. HOW COULD ANY SANE person believe that he is still alive inside me?” As I delved deeper into Sora’s world it nt only showed me a culture’s beliefs, customs, and mythology but how the Native Americans explained schizophrenia or epilepsy. Not only does Sora have to deal with her condition, she has to decide the fate of her clan, their relationship with the other tribal nations, conspiracies, and deal with the return of her dead ex-husband’s soul—which was the most interesting scenes in the book.