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People of the Weeping Eye (North America's Forgotten Past) [Hardcover]

W. Michael Gear (Author), Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Author)
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North America's Forgotten Past April 15, 2008
People called Old White the "Seeker," a man never long with any people or place. For years he had wandered, leaving a trail of war, wonder, and broken love in his wake. Now he is headed home, called back by visions of chaos, blood, and fire. But there is more to the Seeker than most know. He is a man driven by a secret so terrible it may topple the greatest city in North America.
 
When the far-off Katsinas told Old White it was time to go home, he had no idea that his journey would take him to the head of the Mississippi, where he would encounter the mystical Two Petals--a  youngsoul woman obsessed with Spirit Power, who lives life backwards. But before Two Petals can find her way out of the future, Old White must heal the rift in her tortured soul. To do so, he will need the help of Trader, a loner consumed by his own dark past. 
 
People of the Weeping Eye is an epic set against the might and majesty of the great Mississippian Chiefdoms. The Gears have breathed new life into North America's forgotten heritage with a sweeping saga that will forever change your appreciation of our country.   


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The Mississippian chiefdoms of 13th-century North America rule the latest Forgotten Past novel from the Gears (People of the Wolf, etc.). Split Sky City is the cultural and political center of a region ruled by the Chief Clan of the Sky Hand tribe—who in turn rule over several subjugated tribes. When the Chahta, of White Arrow Town, dare to resist the Sky Hand—retribution, led by sadistic Smoke Shield, is swift and vicious. As the political climate grows hotter, the fate of the entire region may rest on three wanderers with mysterious pasts: Old White, aka the Seeker, who has wandered from one end of the known world to the other; Trader, a traveling merchant who guards his past as an exiled head of the Chief Clan; and Two Petals, a young woman who, as a Contrary, is magically and spiritually powerful, but is almost incomprehensible to normal people. The three know they are fated to change things irrevocably at Split Sky City, but first they have to get there. Fastidious attention to detail—in politics, military strategy, trade, dress and characterization—make for a fascinating ride. (Apr.)
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"A timely saga of environmental catastrophe. . . . Drawing on their backgrounds in archaeology, the Gears vividly recreate Paleolithic America in this enchanting and instructive novel."--Publishers Weekly on People of the Nightland

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (April 15, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076531438X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765314383
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #889,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

W. Michael Gear has co-written 23 international bestsellers which have been translated into 21 languages. His novel People of the Raven won the Golden Spur Award in 2005. Michael's solo novel Morning River was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1998. In addition to writing both fiction and non-fiction, the Gear operates an anthropological research company called Wind River Archaeological Consultants, and raises buffalo on his ranch in northern Wyoming.

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Great Mississippian Peoples, April 20, 2008
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This review is from: People of the Weeping Eye (North America's Forgotten Past) (Hardcover)
It'd been years since I last read a volume in this series, but I am glad I renewed my interest in these novels, because People of the Weeping Eye is one of the best books the Gears have published so far. I liked the fact it is set in more historically recent times (the books that took place during the ice age or even the so-called archaic period sometimes felt too removed to be relevant) and loved the tie-ins to Aztecan and other contemporaneous cultures who shared the hemisphere with the mound building Mississippians. As always, the authors of the series have brought an underlying genre into the story itself, and while I won't give away what that was this time, I will say it was not a murder mystery, like Peoples of the Mist, nor a quest tale, such as Peoples of the Lakes, nor a cautionary tale, as was Peoples of the River. Peoples of the Weeping Eye is something altogether unique among these works.

This series brings the gift of truly leading a reader out into contemplation of the American landscape as it was in pre-Columbian times. Far from being primitives or (God forbid) savages, the titular First Americans as described were intelligent, articulate men and women who dwelled in societies every bit as intricately organized and colorful as our own. These were humans a present-day individual could respect, people who thrived amid challenges few of us, denizens of a softer age, could overcome. There is one flaw I've always been annoyed with about the First Americans series, though, and that is how the authors tend to deviate from strict realism and bring in elements of mystical fantasy: spellcasting, visionaries, out of body travel, etc. I guess others enjoy that and the authors are of course free to do as they want with their own material, but I always wished they'd stick to a more straightforward anthropological tale. As I read about past cultures I like to think of the events "that could really have happened" and at times I've been unable to when something obviously supernatural intruded into the plotline.

All in all this is both an enjoyable novel and a sound addition to a series that's been out there for about twenty years now. With its storylines about civilization(s) and trade across the North American landscape, People of the Weeping Eye is a fine investment of an evening's reading time.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars superb ancient North American thriller, April 19, 2008
This review is from: People of the Weeping Eye (North America's Forgotten Past) (Hardcover)
Almost a millennium ago, an advanced civilization existed on what is now the Moundsville section of Alabama. Split Sky City had one thousand inhabitants with giant palisades and mounds built as a gate to protect the citizens. Like suburbs, additional villages were located nearby along the river and occasionally one tribe conquered another. Alligator Town has been attacked and the Chief Clan of the Sky People avenges them with a daring raid.

While this is transpiring, Trader, who left the city after killing his brother, also left behind the woman he loves. He becomes a Trader journeying far and wide seeing things few men have ever observed. In one village, he hits the mother lode of copper, and meets Old White also known as Seeker. Old White also left the city under a cloud; he too became a Trader reaching the Aztec Civilization in the south and the icy tundra in the north. His dreams led him to Two Petals, a powerful mystic, who sees and acts the opposite way of most people. Seeker is going home with Two Petals to redress an old wrong. Trader joins them because the Power moves him to help prevent a catastrophe from happening.

This book ends with a cliffhanger as the tale of Trader, Seeker, and Two Petals will continue in the next First North Americans saga People of the Thunder. Once again the Gears bring alive an ancient North American civilization this time showing somewhat how the Moundsville tribes and the people near the head of the Mississippi lived based on archaeological historical information. The research is impeccable but does not overwhelm the story as the key characters are superbly developed especially when they undergo trials and tribulations. Although no climax occurs, fans of the series and those of Jean Auel will relish the vivid details of the PEOPLE OF THE WEEPING EYE.

Harriet Klausner

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, April 28, 2008
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The Gears write top rate prehistoric fiction out doing Auel 200%. I have read every North American novel published by the Gears and all are extraordinary. I live close to prehistoric mounds and this book gave me an idea to the people I have wondered so much about. It took me a second to sort and remember all the characters in this book but other than that it was interesting and full of adventure. Pay close attention to the vivid images and you can imagine the actual people and their homes and the South East in 1200AD. The Gears lay it out from herbal preparations to Indian lore to the type of food the Mound builders enjoyed. I cannot wait till People of the Thunder.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
smoke shield, two petals, heron wing, fast legs, sweet smoke, horned serpent, deer man, trade tongue, amber stone, two poisons, cleft skull, high minko, tishu minko, stickball racquets, evaluative stare, copper ear spools, chunkey stone, canoe landing, guardian posts, wooden pack, tie snakes, shell gorget, demon dog, palisade gate, pole bed
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Old White, Morning Dew, Flying Hawk, People of the Weeping Eye, Kala Hi'ki, Split Sky City, Screaming Falcon, Thin Branch, Silver Loon, Blood Skull, Amber Bead, Sky Hand, White Arrow Town, Red Awl, Pale Cat, Violet Bead, Buffalo Mankiller, People of the Weeping Eve, Old Woman Fox, Black Tooth, Snow Otter, Alligator Town, Wide Leaf, Power of Trade, Chief Clan
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