Lakota Dawn [Hardcover]

Janelle Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

The magnificent second novel of the "Lakota Sky" series. As a proud people fight to protect its future, a powerful half-breed warrior vows to claim his place among the group . . . and the heart of the woman he loves.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A combination of dreams and destiny lead Chase Martin (aka Cloud Chaser), who's half-white, half-Native American, to return to his Plains tribe in 1854. Having been presumed dead by the Red Shield Oglalas for over a decade (he was raised by whites), he must prove his identity and reassure his tribe of his loyalty. Complicating matters are Chase's immediate attraction to the beautiful Macha?the "Dawn" of the title?who is also desired by Chase's angry and distrusting cousin Two Feathers. Once Chase wins the tribe's acceptance, he becomes instrumental as a spy, since he can easily pass in the white and the Native worlds. Self-consciously awkward prose and stilted dialogue mar the adventure/romance mood Taylor attempts in the second volume of her four-book Lakota Skies Series. Readers new to her sugary style may cringe rather than swoon every time Chase addresses Macha as "sunshine of my heart." In Taylor's hands, Chase's attempts to make the whites deal fairly with the Indians and to get the Indians to adopt a stronger survival strategy don't ring true enough to persuade readers to suspend their knowledge of what ultimately happened, to the Indians, beyond the pages of this melodrama.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575664100
• ISBN-13: 978-1575664101
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,883,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lakota Dawn, October 15, 2001

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Kathy Hartley (Vanceburg, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lakota Dawn (Zebra Historical Romances) (Paperback)

This was a great book. It is the second in the Lakota Skies series. *Lakota Flower and Lakota Nights will be out in 2001.* Watch for them!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant insight into Indian Culture before Anglos came, December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lakota Dawn (Hardcover)

In 1842, half-breed Cloud Chaser is abducted from his Indian tribe, the Red Shields of the Lakota Nation. The youngster learns that his family is dead and is adopted by the Martins, who raise him as their own in Oregon. Years later, he learns that his Indian family still lived.

In 1854, after the death of the white parents who adopted him, Cloud Chaser, following a dream, returns to the Red Shields. However, neither his father Chief War Eagle nor his half brothers trust him. As he tries to prove his loyalty, he begins to do various brave deeds to help his tribe. He also falls in love with his soul mate Macha. However, as he tries to rejoin his people, his cousin despises him and will do everything possible to destroy him. Chances of Cloud Chaser ever being accepted by the Red Shields appear slight, as war with the whites is imminent.

LAKOTA DAWN, the second novel in Janelle Taylor's "Lakota" quartet, is a brilliant western romance that brings to life a bygone era from the rarely seen or read Indian perspective. The story line is filled with non-stop action and the support cast adds much dimension. The return of Wind Dancer and Chumani (stars of book one, LAKOTA WINDS, which will be re-published in May 1999) in significant secondary roles makes the novel feel even more reader friendly. The romance is great, leaving readers to thirst for books three and four, starring the remaining siblings.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lakota Dawn, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lakota Dawn (Zebra Historical Romances) (Paperback)

Ok..this was a captivating book. I must read the next book ...Lakota Flower....and soon. I am entirely involved in this story and must find out what happens between Cloud Chaser and Two Feathers...I like the characters in this story and the plot was full of details. The writer captured me into a timecapsule..it was wonderful.