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Kathleen O'Neal Gear


USA flag (b.1954)
Wife of W Michael Gear

aka Kathleen M O'Neal

Kathleen O'Neal Gear is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Advancement Award for "outstanding management" of our nation's cultural heritage.
 


Genres: Historical, Science Fiction, Historical Mystery, Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Romance, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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Eclipse Dancer
(Peacemaker's Tale, book 8)
October 2024

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Switching Gears
 
December 2024

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The Masked Owl
(Earliest Americans, book 2)
Series
North America's Forgotten Past (with W Michael 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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Powers of Light (as by Kathleen M O'Neal)
   1. An Abyss of Light (1990)
   2. Treasure of Light (1990)
   3. Redemption of Light (1991)
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Anasazi Mysteries (with W Michael 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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Genetic Thriller (with W Michael Gear)
   1. Dark Inheritance (2001)
   2. Raising Abel (2002)
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Earliest Americans (with W Michael Gear)
   1. People of the Owl (2003)
   2. The Masked Owl (2024)
   3. The Poison Bride (2025)
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Black Falcon
   1. It Sleeps in Me (2005)
   2. It Wakes in Me (2006)
   3. It Dreams in Me (2007)
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Peacemaker's Tale (with W Michael Gear)
   1. People of the Longhouse (2010)
   2. Shadowed Forest (2024)
   3. The Dawn Country (2011)
   4. The Dusk Country (2024)
   5. The Broken Land (2012)
   6. Blood Lightning (2024)
   7. People of the Black Sun (2012)
   8. Eclipse Dancer (2024)
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People of Cahokia (with W Michael 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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Rewilding Reports
   1. The Ice Lion (2021)
   2. The Ice Ghost (2022)
   3. The Ice Orphan (2022)
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Novels
   Sand in the Wind (1990)
   This Widowed Land (1993)
   Thin Moon and Cold Mist (1995)
   The Betrayal (2008) (with W Michael Gear)
   Maze Master (2018)
   Cries from the Lost Island (2020)
   Fracture Event (2021) (with W Michael Gear)
   The Foundation (2021) (with W Michael Gear)
   The Mourning War (2022)
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Collections
   Rebel Hearts Anthology (2022) (with others)
   Switching Gears (2024) (with W Michael Gear)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Award nominations
1991 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : An Abyss of Light


Kathleen O'Neal Gear recommends
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Extinction (2024)
Douglas Preston
"As with all of Preston's work, Extinction is clever, fast, and one hell of a good read. But most of all, it's smart. As anthropologists who write in this this genre, we consider Extinction outstanding. We raced through it and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next! Extinction takes the anthropological thriller to the next level!"
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The Companions (2020)
Katie M Flynn
"The Companions is one of those rare novels that leave you feeling euphoric and hollow, filled with questions about the loss and loneliness that shape life after a loved one is gone…and comes back. A stunning debut novel. We can’t wait to read Katie M. Flynn’s next book."
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Poacher's Moon (2008)
John D Nesbitt
"John Nesbitt's Poacher's Moon is a fresh new voice in the genre."

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