The Broken Land: A People Of The Longhouse Novel (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
The Gears are the best at what they do, which is writing about pre-history based on archeology, creating a plausible fictional story to help us to understand the facts and thus preserve our own Native American history. Kathleen and Michael have been my lamplight in becoming a Native American historical fiction writer. They alone are responsible for peeking my interest in our dim past and have provided a window to that time and place of which they write. If you desire to see the past of our unknown history of the Native tribes of North America, I advise you to make all of the Gear's books your first choice. You can do no better. Kitty Sutton This is the third of four books in the People of the Longhouse series - the fourth one is scheduled to come out in October 2012.I have read the People books since I was 12(they are not YA, but my Dad let me read anything that interested me) so the writing style of Kathleen and Michael Gear is almost a part of me. Reading one of their books is like putting on an old warm sweater for me. I'm grateful they are such prolific writers!This book is a fictional story that incorporates the Iroquois nations and the situations that are believed to have been taking place prior to the development of the league of nations. It is quite relevant to our current time and place both ecologically, and politically. These Peoples were facing economic hardships, climate related issues, and basically stealing from each other to try to survive.Through the eyes of (now adult) Odion, Wrass, Tutelo, Baji, and Zateri, we see the impact of these issues from the perspectives of the different villages. We see the political wranglings, the impacts of poor harvests, warfare, disease, and politics, while simultaneously learning about the cultures and the peoples themselves.As always, I found myself wrapped up in the story, and wound up finishing the last 150 pages in one sitting - staying up past midnight when I had an early meeting the next day, but I could. not. put. it. down.Oviously there is still one more novel to go, so the story was not complete, but I did not feel like this one was a cliffhanger - you knew there was more coming, but it didn't leave you on complete tetherhooks, so it didn't lose a star for that.I'm looking forward to reading the last book and finishing the series.
What do You think about The Broken Land: A People Of The Longhouse Novel (2012)?
Once again the Gears have written a brilliant story. I can't wait until the next installment.
—blondiee1229
I love historical but this history too distant; couldn't get into it.
—haidern
love all these wonderful books...can't get enough
—Jennine
