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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
March 6, 2012
Pages
483
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439153901
ISBN-10
1439153906
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Original list price
$26.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âAn irresistibly intriguing story line that brings the past vividly to life. . . . Nobody does Native Americana better than the Gears.â âBooklist
In the eagerly awaited third installment of the Contact: Battle for America saga, New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen OâNeal Gear richly portray a clash of cultures and a native peoplesâ struggle to protect their world. Set against the tragic war sparked by Hernando de Sotoâs brutal invasion of the American South, A Searing Wind heightens the historical action in this series hailed as âmagnificentâ (Andrew M. Greeley) and âexciting, skillfully crafted, and fast-pacedâ (Publishers Weekly).
Black Shell is an exile, banished by his people for his cowardice in battle. To his fearsome patron spirit, Horned Serpent, however, he is imbued with the courage and keenness to stop the Kristiano onslaught. He and his beautiful wife Pearl Hand have fought them from the Florida Peninsula through the very heart of native America. A trader by profession, Black Shell now dedicates his soul to destroying the invaders, with their impenetrable armor, their swift, enormous cabayos, and their flashing, razor-sharp swords.Â
Black Shell and Pearl Hand have seen the shackled, naked, starving slaves, heard the broken promisesâand learned de Sotoâs plans. While the battle of Mabila cost many Kristianos life and limb, the marauder does not retreat. Now he heads for Chicaza and the people from which Black Shell was once exiled.
Wounded and pursued by memories and visions, Black Shell is obsessed with setting the perfect trap. To do so, he must use the Chicaza and their stockpiles of food and supplies. And he must gamble everything on his peopleâs pride, traditions, and failings. As winter sets in, new dangers abound for the pairâthat of a familyâs shame, a womanâs anger, and a betrayal that may force Black Shell to forfeit his last chance to save their world from utter destruction. But, worst of all, he and Pearl Hand must walk boldly into de Sotoâs camp and engage the cunning monster in a desperate game of wits that will decide the fate of a continent.Â
Powerful and pulsing with authenticity, A Searing Wind is an unforgettable tale of humanity and cruelty, passion and ignoranceâand of historical events burned into Americaâs history and soul.
In the eagerly awaited third installment of the Contact: Battle for America saga, New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen OâNeal Gear richly portray a clash of cultures and a native peoplesâ struggle to protect their world. Set against the tragic war sparked by Hernando de Sotoâs brutal invasion of the American South, A Searing Wind heightens the historical action in this series hailed as âmagnificentâ (Andrew M. Greeley) and âexciting, skillfully crafted, and fast-pacedâ (Publishers Weekly).
Black Shell is an exile, banished by his people for his cowardice in battle. To his fearsome patron spirit, Horned Serpent, however, he is imbued with the courage and keenness to stop the Kristiano onslaught. He and his beautiful wife Pearl Hand have fought them from the Florida Peninsula through the very heart of native America. A trader by profession, Black Shell now dedicates his soul to destroying the invaders, with their impenetrable armor, their swift, enormous cabayos, and their flashing, razor-sharp swords.Â
Black Shell and Pearl Hand have seen the shackled, naked, starving slaves, heard the broken promisesâand learned de Sotoâs plans. While the battle of Mabila cost many Kristianos life and limb, the marauder does not retreat. Now he heads for Chicaza and the people from which Black Shell was once exiled.
Wounded and pursued by memories and visions, Black Shell is obsessed with setting the perfect trap. To do so, he must use the Chicaza and their stockpiles of food and supplies. And he must gamble everything on his peopleâs pride, traditions, and failings. As winter sets in, new dangers abound for the pairâthat of a familyâs shame, a womanâs anger, and a betrayal that may force Black Shell to forfeit his last chance to save their world from utter destruction. But, worst of all, he and Pearl Hand must walk boldly into de Sotoâs camp and engage the cunning monster in a desperate game of wits that will decide the fate of a continent.Â
Powerful and pulsing with authenticity, A Searing Wind is an unforgettable tale of humanity and cruelty, passion and ignoranceâand of historical events burned into Americaâs history and soul.
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1 edition from Simon & Schuster (March 6, 2012); titled "A Searing Wind: Book Three of Contact: the Battle for America"
9781439153901 | details & prices | 483 pages | 6.25 × 7.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $26.00
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