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(b.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.
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 Books
Series
Way of Spider
1. The Warriors of Spider (1988)
2. The Way of Spider (1989)
3. The Web of Spider (1989)
1. The Warriors of Spider (1988)
2. The Way of Spider (1989)
3. The Web of Spider (1989)
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)
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)
Forbidden Borders
1. Requiem for the Conqueror (1991)
2. Relic of Empire (1992)
3. Countermeasures (1993)
1. Requiem for the Conqueror (1991)
2. Relic of Empire (1992)
3. Countermeasures (1993)
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)
1. The Morning River (1996)
2. White Mist Dog (2023)
3. A Panther's Scream (2023)
4. Coyote Summer (1997)
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)
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)
Contact: The Battle for America (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
1. Coming of the Storm (2010)
2. Fire the Sky (2011)
3. A Searing Wind (2012)
1. Coming of the Storm (2010)
2. Fire the Sky (2011)
3. A Searing Wind (2012)
People of the Longhouse (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
1. People of the Longhouse (2010)
2. The Dawn Country (2011)
3. The Broken Land (2012)
4. People of the Black Sun (2012)
1. People of the Longhouse (2010)
2. The Dawn Country (2011)
3. The Broken Land (2012)
4. People of the Black Sun (2012)
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)
1. People of the Morning Star (2014)
2. Sun Born (2016)
3. Moon Hunt (2017)
4. Star Path (2019)
5. Lightning Shell (2022)
Donovan
1. Outpost (2018)
2. Abandoned (2018)
3. Pariah (2019)
4. Unreconciled (2020)
5. Adrift (2021)
6. Reckoning (2022)
1. Outpost (2018)
2. Abandoned (2018)
3. Pariah (2019)
4. Unreconciled (2020)
5. Adrift (2021)
6. Reckoning (2022)
Wyoming Chronicles
1. Dissolution (2021)
2. Fourth Quadrant (2022)
3. After The Eagle Has Fallen (2023)
1. Dissolution (2021)
2. Fourth Quadrant (2022)
3. After The Eagle Has Fallen (2023)
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)
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)
Novellas and Short Stories
W Michael Gear recommends
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."
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!"
Finder (2019)
(Finder Chronicles, book 1)
Suzanne Palmer
"Finder is a raucous good time! Suzanne Palmer's Fergus Ferguson is charming, imperfect, always in trouble, and a most resourceful rogue. I can't wait for his next adventure. Characterization at its finest. Firecracker dialogue."
A Sinister Splendor (2019)
Mike Blakely
"A capstone work that transcends and categorizes an author’s lifetime, A Sinister Splendor elevates Mike Blakely into the same rarified air as A.B. Guthrie, Conrad Richter, and Michael Shaara. Blakeley penetrates the veil of years and legend and masterfully places the reader there, in that war, to live the power, tragedy, courage and despair of a conflict that defined a hemisphere. There is no other description than to call A Sinister Splendor a masterwork."
Bandit Queen (2009)
Jane Candia Coleman
"Jane Candia Coleman is one of the finest American writers alive today."
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