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A Searing Wind: Book Three Of Contact: The Battle For America (2012)

by W. Michael Gear(Favorite Author)

4.42 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1439153906 (ISBN13: 9781439153901)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Gallery Books

series

Contact: The Battle for America

review 1: This book by the Gear's is every bit as good as the other books in the series. Have read about all of their books and think that for a series or for an output by an author or authors it is about as good as it gets. The stories about our native Americans helps us put a different perspective on our historical events which we have learned. It is a great series.J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and he 'Isms'" and soon to be released "Wesley's Wars"
review 2: This was the finale of the Contact: Battle for America series. The premise of the story, told in three parts, was of Hernando de Soto's arrival in the new world, and his attempts to take ownership of the southeastern part of the the US. The third book continued the story of Black Shell and Pea... morerl Hand, two of my favorites in the pantheon of characters that the Gears have created over the years. The story is told from Black Shell's perspective, which is unusual for People books, but he had a witty and winning personality, and was able to pull it off.Tough to talk about the story line itself, but the bottom line is that Black Shell and Pearl Hand are trying to eradicate de Soto's forces, and need the power of Black Shell's nation's support - the problem being that he was banished as a coward more than 10 years before. Some random thoughts:Black Shell's mother is a horribly b*, and I wouldn't have behaved as well as Pearl Hand did in her presence.You know that it's a good story when the fishbowls are overflowing because a dog died.The authors did an excellent job making a world come alive - they were able to weave clan politics, relationships with other peoples, explain how they organized themselves, while still creating unique and diverse characters. That is no easy feat.I was glad Antonio received his just desserts.I would recommend the series to anyone who likes historical fiction, and would like to know more about the initial contact between the native and Spanish peoples in Florida. less

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