People of the Thunder

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>People of the Thunder</em> is the second book in an epic set against the might and majesty of the great Mississippian Chiefdoms by <em>New York Times</em> and <em>USA Today</em> bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>By 1300 AD the Sky Hand people had crushed and enslaved the Albaamaha people and built their high-walled capital Split Sky City to dominate towns up and down the Black Warrior River. But a violent wind is brewing that may topple the city's mighty walls. Great armies are on the march and a cunning new leader Smoke Shield has risen. He will lead the Sky Hand people either to stunning triumph or to bloody doom.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Old White Trader and the mystical Two Petals are journeying across the Choctaw lands straight into the chaos. Old White the Seeker must play a delicate game of espionage. For Trader the slightest indiscretion-let alone the temptation of forbidden love-could lead to disaster. Two Petals the Contrary faces the toughest choice of all : She must betray herself and her friends to Smoke Shield or live forever in the backward grip of madness. And Spirit Power has laid a far deadlier trap for them in the rainbow colors just beneath the rolling surface of the Black Warrior River.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A novel of desperate political intrigue and spiritual power </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>People of the Thunder</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a triumph of Native American history telling.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong style=color: rgba(23 18 25 1)>...blended with the carefully drawn suspense of court intrigues colorful characters and sharp plot twists this is a terrific tale. - Publishers Weekly</strong></p>