Shadow of the Watching Star - Paperback

by William Sarabande (Author)

A magnificent new novel in the bestselling series set in prehistoric North America. Ravaged by tribal fighting and abandoned by their sacred spirits, the People find their only hope across a sea of ice, led by a young shaman named Cha-kwena, who alone will determine whether his race is to flourish in a new age of bounty and hope--or perish in savage conflict.

Front Jacket

Ravaged by tribal fighting, cursed by their enemies, abandoned by their sacred spirits, the People wander, hungry and desperate, across a frozen and forbidding land. The leader who guided them, the vision that inspired them, the magic that moved them--all have vanished from their midst. Far away, across a sea of ice, alone and desolate, the young shaman Cha-kwena must make a fateful choice. While he yearns to return to his loved ones, he is sworn to protect the sacred herd of mammoth, the last of their kind. The path he now takes will determine the future of his race: whether they will perish in savage conflict or flourish in a new age of bounty and hope.

Author Biography

Joan Hamilton Cline is the real name of William Sarabande, author of the internationally bestselling First Americans series. She was born in Hollywood, California, and started writing when she was seventeen. First published in 1979, Joan has been writing as William Sarabande for eleven years. She lives with her husband in Fawnskin, California.