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ⓘ About Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Kathleen O’Neal Gear is one of the highly noteworthy authors from America, who is famous for writing historical fiction and fantasy novels. Apart from writing novels, she has also been a successful archaeologist and historian. Author Gear is best known for writing the First North Americans novel series, which she wrote in collaboration with her novelist husband named W. Michael Gear. The husband and wife pair have co-authored a number of novels together in their respective writing careers. Author Gear started her career in the year 1990 with the release of a few of her books. She was born in the year 1954 in Tulare, California, The United States. Gear studied at the University of California State in Bakersfield and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with a cum laude.
All Book Series by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Children of the Dawnland
Book 4 of 8 · published 2003 Co-authored · W. Michael Gear
Buffalo Justice
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025 Co-authored · W. Michael Gear
Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise
Single-title series · published 2015
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Who is Kathleen O'Neal Gear?
Kathleen O'Neal Gear is one of the highly noteworthy authors from America, who is famous for writing historical fiction and fantasy novels. Apart from writing novels, she has also been a successful archaeologist and historian. Author Gear is best known for writing the First North Americans novel series, which she wrote in collaboration with her novelist husband named W.
Which Kathleen O'Neal Gear series should I start with?
The best place to start is the First North Americans series, the earliest of Kathleen O'Neal Gear's multi-book series: it opens with People of the Wolf (1990) and runs to 29 books across 1990–2022, ending with Lightning Shell (2022). Kathleen O'Neal Gear's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kathleen O'Neal Gear written?
Kathleen O'Neal Gear has 68 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2026. 56 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the First North Americans series with 29 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kathleen O'Neal Gear's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kathleen O'Neal Gear's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are First North Americans (1990–2022, 29 books), Powers Of Light (1990–1991, 3 books) and Anasazi Mysteries (1999–2001, 3 books), plus 7 more.
How are Kathleen O'Neal Gear's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kathleen O'Neal Gear's 68 books into 10 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: First North Americans (29 books, 1990–2022); The Peacemaker's Tale (7 books, 2010–2024); Powers Of Light (3 books, 1990–1991); Anasazi Mysteries (3 books, 1999–2001); Black Falcon (3 books, 2004–2007), plus 5 further series.