People of the Canyons

A Novel of North America's Forgotten Past

By: W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Narrated by: Nancy Peterson

In a magnificent, war-torn world cut by soaring red canyons, an evil ruler launches a search for a mystical artifact that he hopes will bring him ultimate power - an ancient witch’s pot that reputedly contains the trapped soul of the most powerful witch ever to have lived.

The aged healer Tocho has to stop him, but to do it he must ally himself with the bitter and broken witch hunter, Maicoh, whose only goal is achieving one last great kill.

Caught in the middle is Tocho’s adopted granddaughter, Tsilu. Her journey will be the most difficult of all for she is about to discover terrifying truths about her dead parents - truths that will set the ancient American Southwest afire and bring down a civilization.

©2020 Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Can't wait for the next one!

I am always just waiting for the next installment, completely enjoyed every single one of this series.

disappointed

have read most of the books in the "people of the series" this is by far the worst one. it just wasn't that good. that's all I really know to say the story was meh. some of the books in the series have been excellent this was not one of them!

I really enjoyed this

I was hesitant to listen to this one. the sample listen got me intrigued. I'm glad I did. the story itself got a little confusing character wise and I had to rewind and give it another listen. to sort it out.

my favorite part of this story is the narrator! she was great! it reminded me of when I read to my babies when they were little. changed her voice a bit with each character. I now understand why children love that souch. I will listen to any book she reads in a heartbeat.

I think this is worth a listen and recommend it. be prepared to relisten some parts but this was enjoyable while doing chores

started slow but all Gear!

I had trouble at first but after a couple chapters the Gear story telling came through in full fashion.
Same; for me, with the Narrator. My first book of her narration. Because I'm such a fan of the People Of... series I held to it and soon was blessed of another great Lost American novel. I hope many more are still to come, and the talent of these writers continues, as difficult as it may be to find the words for a great story!
please continue creating Audible versions of all the People Of... and other stories, as I struggle with settling down, long enough to read them. Rick

Identity crisis but good if you can follow it

There were some gripping moments. The identity of the legendary witch hunter, though intentionally written so as to keep secret exactly which of the characters he actually was, nevertheless seemed to jump from person to person with little clue to the reader, so it was hard to follow. Add that Tsiilu didn't know who she was, and was intentionally written such that her relation to each of the 3 males she traveled with were variously identified by her as father, brother, uncle, grandfather, again with few clues for the reader, it was confusing at times. The story is told in present tense and first person perspective of 5 major characters, and in 3rd person for the remaining one major character and his guards. It was like a hiccup to change back and forth as the story progressed. Then at the end there's a momentous revelation, using names of people and a place that, if they were previously mentioned at all, were not memorable and so felt insignificant. That kind of made the momentous revelation hit with a soft "poof" rather than the weight it could have had. I love the Forgotten America series. But this book wasn't in the ranks of People of the Wolf, the Mist, the Mask, the Fire, and so on. And I recommend you read it because if you can track it, it's entertaining.