The Broken Land: A People of the Longhouse Novel (North America's Forgotten Past)
The Gears, wife-and-husband archaeologists and best-selling authors, add another exciting chapter to their fictional chronicle of the Native American experience. The third volume in the People of the Longhouse series reunites, as adults, the kidnapped children featured in the previous volumes. As the Iroquois civilization teeters on the brink of destruction, insane sorcerer Atotarho spreads terror and mayhem through the villages of the warring nations. As he lays the groundwork for one final battle, which may signify Iroquois extinction, only Odion, now known as the Sky Messenger, and Wrass, now War Chief Hiyawento, and their allies stand in his way. Struggling to forge a fragile alliance among traditional enemies, their prospects initially appear to be bleak. Devoted fans expecting another meaty, mystical story thoroughly grounded in historical fact and archaeological evidence will not be disappointed as the stage is set for the final chapter in the fiery Iroquois saga. --Margaret Flanagan