Let the Drum Speak [Paperback]

Linda Lay Shuler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Possessed with the same mystical powers as her mother, a young woman follows her wandering mate to a fabled city in the prehistoric Southwest. But here her beauty attracts the attention of the city's supreme ruler--a man who will become her greatest enemy. Far from her homeland, she must now struggle for her own survival and that of her only child. A LG alternate selection. Ads in "People" and "Romantic Times".

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The third book of Shuler's Time Circle Quartet should please admirers of She Who Remembers and Voice of the Eagle while immediately drawing in readers new to the story of Antelope, daughter of the revered teacher Kwani Keeper and herself a teacher of the secrets of womanhood. Antelope, an Anazsasi of ancient America, is one of a long line of Chosen Ones who can call the spirits and communicate with her predecessors. She is also the loving mate of Chomoc, who has a wandering eye. Because she fears losing Chomoc, Antelope has insisted on accompanying him on a trading journey to the City of the Great Sun, even though she is still nursing their infant daughter, Skyfeather. But at the city, Antelope and Chomoc are not welcomed by the shaman and his chief, the Great Sun, who suspect and fear their powers. When Antelope sees into the spirit of the Great Sun, she realizes he is hiding a terrible secret and urges Chomoc to leave the area. But her mate is captivated by the beautiful and powerful queen of the City of the North. When Chomoc deserts his wife and daughter, Antelope must use all her powers to defend herself and her child, and to find a way back to her people. Shuler tells this tale in prose turbulent enough, and strokes broad enough, to paint over the sketchiness of her characters. Buttressed by considerable research (bibliography included), it's a bracing read.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

This sequel to She Who Remembers (LJ 2/15/88) and The Voice of the Eagle (LJ 6/1/92) follows Antelope, the new "She Who Remembers"; her mate, Chomoc; and their daughter, Skyfeather, as they leave their native Southwest to travel to what is now Oklahoma. Like her mother, Kwani, Antelope faces many dangers in her adventures among strangers. Abandoned by her wandering husband, she is gradually assimilated into the life of the Hasinai, even becoming the beloved mate of their leader, the Great Sun. However, she is torn between her love for him and the need to return to her own clan to warn them of the terrible forthcoming events she has seen in a vision. Although the ending seems a bit rushed and the epilog condenses the future to two pages, Shuler has added an interesting new culture to her well-researched series in this, the third book of a promised quartet. It should be as popular as its predecessors.?Barbara E. Kemp, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Signet (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451190955
• ISBN-13: 978-0451190956
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving and heart rending novel, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let the Drum Speak (Paperback)

Having just finnished this book when i really should have been writing my thesis all i can say is that heck i'm glad i did!! After tentative beginnings i began to wonder weather the novel would hold up without Kwani the previous main character, but it developed into truly one of the best books i have ever read. I laughed and cried but above all i was swept back to that ancient and sometimes savage world with such ease. i could not put this book down and when i finnished it i did so with a great sadness that no further novel awaits me to carry on the saga. Escapist maybe, but truly a magnificent sweeping saga of immense magnitude...Read it!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, August 10, 2000

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gloria reed (Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let the Drum Speak (Paperback)

I really enjoyed your book and bought one for my 14 year old niece for her birthday - she is an avid reader and completed the book from start to finish without putting it down. She wanted to know when the next book would be out, I re-assured her that when it does I will be the first in line to buy two. I am a Navajo woman with two models, should you ever need models for your book, give us a call. I will get your address and mail you some photos. Thanks for writing about Native people. Call me at 702-870-1471 or email me. I look forward to our contact. May the Great Spirits bless you in a very good way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good, very worth it!, July 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Let the Drum Speak (Paperback)

i read this book about two years ago as soon as it came out. I loved shular's two previous books and although this one wasn't quite as fantastic as they were, this one is still a must read. As with shuler's other books you'll feel connected to Antelope and the other characters and when reading feel like your back in pre-columbian america living right beside them. Linda Lay Shuler is an exceptional author and I sincerely hope she continues to write on this subject! I start college in the fall majoring in archaeology. With due credit given to author Sue Harrison whose books introduced me to the field of native american archaeolgy, Shular's books have steered me to a hopeful career in southwest archaeology.