# W. Michael Gear bibliography

William Michael Gear, better known as W. Michael Gear, (born May 20, 1955) is an American writer and archaeologist. He is the author of North America's Forgotten Past series, co-written with his wife Kathleen O'Neal Gear. His novels have been published in 29 languages.
Forbidden Borders trilogy
* Requiem for the Conqueror (1991)
* Relic of Empire (1992)
* Countermeasures (1993)
People Books - First North Americans (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* People of the Wolf (1990)
* People of the Fire (1990)
* People of the Sea (1993)
* People of the Lakes (1994)
* People of the Lightning (1995)
* People of the Silence (1996)
* People of the Mist (1997)
* People of the Masks (1998)
* People of the Owl (2003)
* People of the Raven (2004) Spur Award Winner.
* People of the Moon (2005) Spur Award Finalist.
* People of the Nightland (2007)
* People of the Weeping Eye (2008)
* People of the Thunder (2009)
* People of the Longhouse (2010)
* The Dawn Country (2011)
* The Broken Land (2012)
* People of the Black Sun (2012)
* "Copper Falcon" (2014)--short story
* People of the Morning Star (2014)
* "The Dead Man's Doll" (2015)--short story
* People of the Songtrail (2015)
* Sun Born (2016)
* Moon Hunt (2017) This novel was a Spur Award finalist.
* Star Path (2019)
* People of the Canyons (2020)
* People of Cahokia: Lightning Shell (2022)
German only
* Das Ende Aller Tage, Bastei Lübbe #16290 2007, Translator Rainer Schumacher, ISBN 978-3-404-15748-8 (Orig. Comes a Green Sky)
* Der Eden Effekt, Bastei Lübbe #16608 2012, Translator Karin Meddekis, ISBN 978-3-404-16608-4 (Orig. The carbon cauldron)
* Das letzte Gebet, Bastei Lübbe #15748 2007, Translator Rainer Schumacher, ISBN 978-3-404-15748-8 (Orig. To cast a pearl)
Way of Spider
* The Warriors of Spider (1988)
* The Way of Spider (1988)
* The Web of Spider (1989)
The Richard Hamilton Duology
* Morning River (1996)
* Coyote Summer (1997)
Anasazi Mysteries (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* The Visitant (1999)
* The Summoning God (2000)
* Bone Walker (2001)
Other novels
* The Big Horn Legacy (1988)
* Long Ride Home (1988)
* The Artifact (1990)
* Starstrike (1990)
* Dark Inheritance (2001) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* Raising Abel (2002) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* The Athena Factor (2005)
* The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus (2008) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* Children of the Dawnland (2009) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
* This Scorched Earth (2018) (as William Gear) 2019 Spur Award finalist.
* The Foundation (2021)
* Fracture Event (2021)
* Athena Unleashed (2024)
* Genesis Athena (2024)
* Athena's Wrath (2024)
The Battle for America series
* Coming of the Storm (2010)
* Fire the Sky (2010)
* A Searing Wind (2011)
Donovan Series
* Outpost (2018)
* Abandoned (2018)
* Pariah (2019)
* Unreconciled (2020)
* Adrift (2021)
* Reckoning (2022)
The Wyoming Chronicles
* Dissolution (2021)
* Fourth Quadrant (2022)
* After The Eagle Has Fallen (2023)
Team Psi Series
* The Alpha Enigma (2020)
* Implacable Alpha (2022)
Flight of the Hawk trilogy
* The River (2018)
* The Plains (2019)
Saga of the Mountain Sage quartet
* The Morning River, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* The White Mist Dog, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* A Panther's Scream, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* Coyote Summer, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023

## Updated reprints

The Anasazi Mysteries
* The Visitant (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 1), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* Where the Basilisk Dreams, (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 2), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* The Summoning God ((Anasazi Mysteries, Part 3), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* The Two Hearted (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 4), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* Bone Walker (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 5), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
* Hunting Shadows (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 6), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
The Peacemaker's Tale
* People of the Longhouse, Part 1 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024.
* Shadowed Forest, Part 2 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* The Dawn Country, Part 3 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* The Dusk Country, Part 4 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* The Broken Land, Part 5 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* Blood Lightning, Part 6 Of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* People of the Black Sun, Part 7 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
* Eclipse Dancer, Part 8 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
Children's books
* Children of the Dawnland, Part 1, 2023
* Children of the Dawnland, Part 2, 2024
* Ridin' With the Pack, anthology of western short stories, "Bad Choices," by W. Michael Gear, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023.
* Switching Gears, anthology of western short fiction, by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Wolfpack Publishing, Oct. 2024.
Selected non-fiction
* Gene-Edited Bison: A Barnyard Revolution or a Looming Disaster? in Bison Review Magazine, Winter, 2023.
* Willing Suspension of Disbelief: The Contract and Why Research Matters, published in the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Attitudes at Altitude, April, 2023.
* Does Social Media Sell Books? The Case of the Viral Tweet, in Roundup Magazine, April, 2023.
* When Buffalo Cry, Buffalo Tales and Trails, https://buffalotalesandtrails.com/author/kogwmgbuffalotalesandtrails-com/ March, 2023.
* The New Bison Genome...and another DNA test: Our opinion, Bison Review Magazine, Winter, 2022.
* PLC at Work and Your Small School, by Breez Longwell Daniels. Foreword by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Solution Tree Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 2020.
* When Buffalo Cry, Roundup Magazine, February, 2020
* Meatless Meat. What's All the Fuss About? Bison Review, Winter, 2020
* The Power of an Illusion, Bison Review, Summer, 2019
* When Buffalo Cry, Bison Review, Winter, 2017.
* More on the Higgs Bison, Bison Review, Fall, 2016.
* Chunkey: America's Ancient Game, Cobblestone, October, 2015.
* Morning Star and the Giants, Cobblestone, October, 2015.
* Are Bison Microsatellite DNA Tests Accurate? Bison Review, Winter, 2015.
* Cattle Genes in Bison: Modern or Ancient? Bison Review, Winter, 2015.
* The Dead Man's Doll, Tor Books, April, 2015.
* Vikings in North America, Tor Books, March, 2015.
* A Prehistoric Bison Bone Sculpture. Bison Review, Summer, 2015.
* Viking Warrior Women: Did 'Shieldmaidens' like Lagertha Really Exist? Tor/Forge blog, May, 2015. (Tor.com)
* Wild Bison: The Search for a Definition of 'Wild' Behavior. Bison Review, Spring, 2014.
* Genetically Modified Bison? Let's Not Find out if there is a Health Risk. Say NO to GMO. Bison Review, Fall, 2013.
* Chimps and Bison: The ESA Effect. Bison Review, Fall, 2013.
* The Healing Powers of Buffalo in Native America. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
* Public Comments Letter from WBA to USFWS on Woods Bison Designation. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
* Western Bison Association—Issues Paper: Conservation Herds vs. Commercial Herds. The Upcoming COSEWIC Report in Canada. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
* Petition to Remove Wood Bison from Administration Under the Provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
* Hybrids and the Endangered Species Act, Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
* Cattle Genes in Bison: The Perspectives of the WBA. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
* The Effects of Cattle DNA in Bison: A New Study. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
* The Global Economic Crises and Food Production: What's in Store? Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
* Response to Canadian Perspectives. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
* New change to the NBA Code of Ethics—Our opinion, Bison Review, May, 2012.
* Terminology: Bison bison or Bos bison. What does it mean for us? Bison Review, May, 2012.
* Ranchers Efforts to Protect Endangered Species Foiled by Conservation Groups. Bison Review, May, 2012.
* Historical Uses of Bison. Bison Review, May, 2012.
* Hybrids and the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
* Western Bison Association's Petition to Remove Wood Bison from Administration Under the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
* 2011 WBA Conference Overview. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
* Gene Patents: Why the Bison Industry Needs a Plan for the Bison Genome. Bison Review, Fall, 2011.
* Paleobiology of Bison, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
* The Pure Bison Debate, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
* Western Bison Association Response to Conservation Committee on Proposed Conservation Guidelines for Herd Managers. Bison Review, May, 2011.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 7. Bison Review, May, 2011.
* Principles of Evolutionary Biology – and What They Mean for the Purity Issue in Bison, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
* Summary of 12th Annual Stampede, Bison Review, January, 2011.
* Possible Impacts of 'Pure Bison' Debate, Bison Review, January, 2011.
* Pure Bison—WBA Management Recommendations, Bison Review, January 2011.
* Western Bison Association Response to Conservation Committee on Proposed Conservation Guidelines for Herd Managers. Bison Review, May, 2011.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 6. Bison Review, January, 2011.
* Basic Principles of Evolutionary Biology – and What they Mean for the Purity Issue. Bison Review, Jan. 2011.
* Response to James Derr, Bison Review, January, 2011.
* Lessons from Ancient Egypt. Bison World Magazine, June, 2010.
* One Bison Skull Helps Rewrite Bison History. The Bison Review, Summer, 2010.
* Lessons from Ancient Egypt. Bison Review, January 2010.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 5. Nutrition. Bison Review, January, 2010.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 4.Bison Review, Fall, 2009.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 3: Buying Buffalo. Bison Review, May, 2009.
* How do the Judges Do it? Bison Review, May, 2009.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 2. Bison Review, Fall, 2008.
* Do we really want Bison to be Amenable? Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Fall, 2008.
* Should Bison be an Amenable Species? The Bison Rancher, Fall, 2008.
* The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 1.Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
* The Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Long Version, Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
* Do We Really Want Bison to be an Amenable Species? Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
* The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Bison World Magazine, Spring, 2008.
* The Drought, Global Warming, and Our Own Backyards, Western Bison Record, March, 2007.
* Medicinal Usages of Plants by Buffalo. Western Bison Record, November, 2006.
* Prehistoric Sexual Healing Rituals, Romantic Times magazine, May, 2005.
* The Oregon Trail: The Beginning of the End for the Buffalo, Western Bison Record, June, 2005.
* Slipper: The Saga of a Buffalo Bottle-Baby. Western Bison Record, March, 2004.
* Tripping through the Mine Field: Writing Fiction about Archaeology, The Archaeological Record, November, 2003.
* From Cowboy to Buffalero: Wyoming Buffalo Ranchers Talk About the Industry, Western Farm, Ranch, and Dairy Magazine, September, 2003.
* Thirty-three Books, Co-Authors and Still Lovers? Romantic Times Magazine, Aug. 2001.
* Bone Walker and The Anasazi Mystery Series. Mystery Readers Journal, 2001.