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Fire the Sky by Michael, W. & Gear, Kathleen O'Neal is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fire the Sky about?
** *New York Times * ****bestselling novelists W. Michael and Kathleen O’Neal Gear have long been considered the foremost chroniclers of early Native American life. Now, in a critically acclaimed, sweeping new series, they recreate the conflict-filled years following one of the first European invasions. Seen through the eyes of a courageous pair of Native Americans, *Fire the Sky *follows Hernando de Soto’s brutal expedition north from the Florida peninsula as the explorer plunders the heart of a complex and fragile civilization.**An itinerant trader and outcast from his tribe, Black Shell was swept into the Spirit World and returned a transformed man. Now, carrying his white-feathered trader’s staff, he devotes his life to a sacred mission that only the tall, beautiful Pearl Hand—his lover, confidant and wife—truly understands. Black Shell has seen what the incomprehensibly violent, shining-armored invaders are capable of doing to his world and knows that if his people are to survive, he and his “Orphans,” a small band of fierce warriors, must kill as many Kristianos as they can.After being fought to a standstill by the courageous Apalachee Nation, de Soto has changed his tactics.
Who reads Fire the Sky?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Michael, W. & Gear, Kathleen O'Neal
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781439153895
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.39 / 5 (269 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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