Deer Cloud is painting the stories of the gods when tragedy changes
his life. He is called to walk the shaman path and bring the buffalo
through his visionary power. The evil Stone Face will do anything to
thwart Deer Cloud’s growing strength. Jumping Rabbit, a lusty female
shaman, decides to mentor him and ends up taking him to bed. She
introduces him to a powerful spirit plant to counter the effects of the
dangerous wolf flower. When buffalo are spotted, Stone Face challenges
Deer Cloud to call the beasts with his new power. With Jumping Rabbit’s
help, Deer Cloud changes Rain Bringer society forever.
This book brings to life people who lived over 4,000 years ago in the
southwest Texas canyonlands known as the Lower Pecos, near the
confluence of the Devils and Pecos rivers with the Rio Grande. These
ancient people painted over 300 currently known rock art murals, some of
which can be viewed today. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a
huge bison jump in a small canyon in that region that points to a
catastrophic event in the lives of these people so long ago.
This book
is based on extensive research and is the first novel to examine these
events.
Publication Date: October 25, 2014
Writers Press
Formats: Ebook, Trade Paperback
Pages: 350
Genre: Historical Fiction
Mary S. Black fell in love with the Lower Pecos more than twenty
years ago. Since then she has studied the archaeology and related
ethnography of the area with numerous scholars. She has an Ed.D. from
Harvard University in Human Development and Psychology and lives in
Austin with her husband, an archaeologist, and two cats.
For more information please visit Mary’s
website.
You can also connect with her on
Facebook and
Goodreads.
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I haven't finished this yet, but am having great fun reading it! It feels like I'm there.
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