The Nadicha, also known as the Mound Builders, lived in the westernmost outpost of their kind in the woods and swamps of what is now East Texas. The Turtle Woman, their healer and seer, was disturbed when the Alligator Man appeared in their forest home, doing his best to ingratiate himself with her people, particularly with the children. Although she had no proof, she had a deep feeling that he meant them no good -- and she was right! A child escapee from an Aztec sacrificial ceremony far to the south, Ootenec has taken refuge on an island in a large lake, where he hunts alligators in personal combat and intends to create a tribe of his own based around his mythos . . . if, that is, his recurrent madness doesn't destroy the children first! "Another superb vision of preshistoric AmerIndian America by a master writer. Great reading!" -- Robert Reginald.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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By Heather H. "Heather H." (New Jersey, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Island in the Lake (Paperback)
Finally, an author creates a bad guy that you can at the same time hate and feel very sorry for. It appears to be a very hard thing to but this author did it.A moving read with an emotional ending. A great pre-historic tale.
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A disapointment for the Native American reader,
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I have read many books about Native Americans and Prehistorical people. I thought this book was boring and I had difficulty finishing it. It was unrealistic to think a man from another area could come in and know more than the native people who lived in the swamp. I could not believe that the native people would allow their children to go and live with a crazy man in the swamp. Native Americans love and protect their children, and would never allow a man from another tribe to guide them in any way. Add the small girl into the island and it became to unrealistic to even enjoy.
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Native American Adventure,
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A fast-moving adventure story.
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