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COPPER FALCON, ancient Cahokia, PEOPLE OF THE MORNING STAR

What a beautiful morning here. Cold and still with stars so bright they hurt. The tang of junipers on the air stirs the blood. It’s only six days to the release of our first novella, COPPER FALCON, which is a prequel to the May release of PEOPLE OF THE MORNING STAR. Hope you enjoy it. We’re off to pick fresh watercress from the creek for a lunch salad.

Amazon, author page, blog, gear-gear.com

Hi All, Well, it’s been an interesting week. We’re working to update our authors pages on Amazon, and it’s proved to be a challenge! We’ll have the blog on the page today, but how in the heck do we get videos posted?! We’re smarting than this. Er…right? Gorgeous morning here, cool and crisp darkness, with the first robins calling. Mike and Kathy

Bison and Books

Hi All, When the autopsy of the 9,000 year-old bison recently discovered in Russia is finished, we should know a great deal more about North American bison. We hope the scientists particularly look for “Bos Taurus” or “beef” genes in this bison. It is inevitable that bison and aurochs (the ancestor of modern beef) were freely cross-breeding in Russia at this time, and that some of the genes being classified as beef genes in bison today, actually date to the beginning of the Holocene. The parasite study will also be interesting. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2572020/Autopsy-9-000-year-old-bison-reveal-parasites-plaguing-ancient-animals.html Also, don’t forget to register for the Book Giveaway of PEOPLE OF THE WOLF at Goodreads. Only two days left to register: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/860979.People_of_the_Wolf?from_search=true Hope you win! Mike and Kathy

People of the Earth Days, June 27-29, 2014

Hi All, This should be a fun summer event. We’ll be leading a tour to the Legend Rock Petroglyph site–ancient rock carvings–just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming, where we will talk about prehistoric cultures in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin. The scenery is gorgeous and at the end of June the wildflowers should be in full bloom. We’ll also be conducting a short writer’s conference, “Heroes, Villains, and Plots,” and we’ll leading a tour to look at the buffalo in Hot Springs State Park to talk about the history, habits, and conservation of North American bison. Many of the events associated with PEOPLE OF THE EARTH DAYS are free, but some do have a cost, to pay for bus drivers, equipment rentals, etc. We’re donating our time for this event. Also, the tour of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, and geological tour with biologist Greg Willson is not to be missed! The Big Horn Basin has some of the oldest primates in the world, as well as a rich dinosaur heritage. It will be a fun learning experience for both adults and children! For more information: Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce, 877-864-3192, or www.thermopolischamber.org. We hope we see you there. Mike and Kathy

Hi All, For everyone who asked about how to register for the PEOPLE OF THE EARTH DAYS celebration to be held this June, here’s the ad that will be in COWBOYS AND INDIANS magazine. People Of The Earth Days Thermopolis, Wyoming, is known for many things: fishing in the Bighorn River, Wind River Canyon, hunting, and the petroglyphs of the Legend Rock Petroglyph Site. From June 27 to 29 it will also host People of the Earth Days, a celebration of the works of W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, authors of The New York Times bestselling First North American series. Among the activities scheduled for the three-day festival are a writers workshop, a tour of local petroglyphs, a bison ecology discussion with the Gears, a visit to the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, and a lecture by renowned skeletal biologist Gregory Wilson. The registration fee is $150 until May 15 and $200 thereafter. 877.864.3192 , http://www.thermopolischamber.org/

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