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W Michael Gear


USA flag (b.1955)
Husband of Kathleen O'Neal Gear

aka William Gear

W. Michael Gear is an American writer, and archaeologist born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 20, 1955. He is perhaps best known for his First North Americans series, co-authored with wife Kathleen O'Neal Gear.

W. Michael Gear graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1972 and pursued both his Bachelor's (1976) and Master's (1979) degrees at Colorado State University. Upon completion of his Master's in physical anthropology he went to work for Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs, WY as a field archaeologist.

Beginning in 1981, Michael, along with two partners, put together his own archaeological consulting company. Pronghorn Anthropological Associates began doing cultural resource management studies in 1982.

Gear currently resides in Thermopolis, Wyoming along with wife, fellow author and co-writer Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
 

Genres: Historical, Science Fiction, Historical Mystery, Western
 
New and upcoming books
December 2023

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Hunting Shadows
(Anasazi Mysteries, book 6)
January 2024

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Athena Unleashed
(Athena Trilogy, book 1)
February 2024

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Genesis Athena
(Athena Trilogy, book 2)
March 2024

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Athena's Wrath
(Athena Trilogy, book 3)
May 2024

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Shadowed Forest
(Peacemaker's Tale, book 2)
Series
Way of Spider
   1. The Warriors of Spider (1988)
   2. The Way of Spider (1989)
   3. The Web of Spider (1989)
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North America's Forgotten Past (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   1. People of the Wolf (1990)
   2. People of the Fire (1991)
   3. People of the Earth (1992)
   4. People of the River (1992)
   5. People of the Sea (1993)
   6. People of the Lakes (1994)
   7. People of the Lightning (1995)
   8. People of the Silence (1996)
   9. People of the Mist (1997)
   10. People of the Masks (1998)
   11. People of the Owl (2003)
   12. People of the Raven (2004)
   13. People of the Moon (2005)
   14. People of the Nightland (2007)
   15. People of the Weeping Eye (2008)
   16. People of the Thunder (2009)
   17. People of the Longhouse (2010)
   18. The Dawn Country (2011)
   19. The Broken Land (2012)
   20. People of the Black Sun (2012)
   20.5. Copper Falcon (2014)
   21. People of the Morning Star (2014)
   21.5. The Dead Man's Doll (2015)
   22. People of the Songtrail (2015)
   23. Sun Born (2016)
   24. Moon Hunt (2017)
   25. Star Path (2019)
   26. People of the Canyons (2020)
   27. Lightning Shell (2022)
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Forbidden Borders
   1. Requiem for the Conqueror (1991)
   2. Relic of Empire (1992)
   3. Countermeasures (1993)
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Saga of the Mountain Sage
   1. The Morning River (1996)
   2. White Mist Dog (2023)
   3. A Panther's Scream (2023)
   4. Coyote Summer (1997)
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Anasazi Mysteries (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   1. The Visitant (1999)
   2. Where the Basilisk Dreams (2000)
   3. The Summoning God (2000)
   4. The Two Hearted (2023)
   5. Bone Walker (2001)
   6. Hunting Shadows (2023)
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People of Cahokia (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   1. People of the Morning Star (2014)
   2. Sun Born (2016)
   3. Moon Hunt (2017)
   4. Star Path (2019)
   5. Lightning Shell (2022)
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Donovan
   1. Outpost (2018)
   2. Abandoned (2018)
   3. Pariah (2019)
   4. Unreconciled (2020)
   5. Adrift (2021)
   6. Reckoning (2022)
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Flight of the Hawk
   1. The River (2018)
   2. The Plains (2019)
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Team PSI
   1. The Alpha Enigma (2020)
   2. Implacable Alpha (2022)
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Wyoming Chronicles
   1. Dissolution (2021)
   2. Fourth Quadrant (2022)
   3. After The Eagle Has Fallen (2023)
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Athena Trilogy
   1. Athena Unleashed (2024)
   2. Genesis Athena (2024)
   3. Athena's Wrath (2024)
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Novels
   The Big Horn Legacy (1988)
   Long Ride Home (1988)
   The Artifact (1990)
   Starstrike (1990)
   The Athena Factor (2005)
   The Betrayal (2008) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   Children of the Dawnland (2009) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   Fracture Event (2021) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
   The Foundation (2021) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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W Michael Gear recommends
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Hunting El Despiadado (2024)
(Cass Callahan, book 3)
Chris Mullen
"...as vivid as a punch in the gut."
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The Other Side of Night (2022)
Adam Hamdy
"Hold onto your sanity. This psychological thriller will keep you wondering which strange details are real and which emerge from the minds of the characters. The lonely boy, the disgraced police officer, the bizarre scientist--each has a dark secret, and a dark problem to solve. The Other Side of Night is imaginative and thought-provoking, fiction at its best."
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The Gatekeeper (2022)
(Dez Limerick, book 1)
James Byrne
"Haven't had this much fun with fistfights, breakage, and mayhem for years! The Gatekeeper gives you fast action, clever dialogue, and smartly crisp writing. Do yourself a favor--don't miss this!"

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Anthologies containing stories by W Michael Gear
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Ridin' with the Pack (2023)
edited by
Jake Bray

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