Coming of the Storm
Fire the Sky
A Searing Wind
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About the Authors
W. MICHAEL GEAR holds a master’s degree in archaeology and has worked as a professional archaeologist since 1978. He is currently principal investigator for Wind River Archaeological Consultants. You can sign up for email updates here.
KATHLEEN O’NEAL GEAR is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government’s Special Achievement Award for “outstanding management” of our nation’s cultural heritage. Their first North American series hit the international as well as the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. They live in Thermopolis, Wyoming. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Maps
Prologue
The Harrowing
One
Two
Three
Into the Cauldron
Four
Five
Six
Two Sticks
Eight
Nine
Ten
A Swirling of Chance
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
To Begin the Dance
Sixteen
A Turn of Fate
Seventeen
Eighteen
Shock
Nineteen
Twenty
Awakening
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Epiphany
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Anticipation
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
The Prize
Thirty
Consummation
Thirty-One
Thirty-Three
Thirty-Four
Lost
Thirty-Five
Thirty-Six
Thirty-Seven
Thirty-Eight
Thirty-Nine
Forty
Forty-One
Forty-Two
Fugitive
Forty-Three
Forty-Four
Misery
Forty-Five
Forty-Six
Forty-Seven
Forty-Eight
Forty-Nine
Fifty
Wasteland of the Soul
Fifty-One
Fifty-Two
Fifty-Three
Fifty-Four
Fifty-Five
Fifty-Six
Fifty-Seven
Fifty-Eight
Fifty-Nine
Sixty
Sixty-One
Sixty-Two
Sixty-Three
Sixty-Four
Sixty-Five
Sixty-Six
Sixty-Seven
Reconciliation
Also by W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
About the Authors
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
MOON HUNT
Copyright © 2017 by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear
All rights reserved.
Cover art © Shutterstock and public domain
Cover design by Faceout Studio, Jeff Miller
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First Edition: November 2017