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S'està carregant… Fire the Skyde Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Black Shell, Pearl Hand and the Orphans, a band of warriors dedicated to the defeat and destruction of Hernando de Soto and his expedition through what is now the Southeast states, continue their adventures in Book 2 of "Contact: the Battle for America". Moving from the terrritory of the Appalachee through that of the Toa and the Cofitachequi, they pick away at De Soto's men and try to warn the tribes ahead of the danger. Unfortunately, they find that many rulers have their own reasons to deal with the devil. Ending on a more hopeful note than the first book in the series, "Coming of the Storm", "Fire the Sky" whets my appetite for the rest of the story. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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After being fought to a standstill by the courageous Apalachee Nation, Spanish invader Hernando de Soto has changed his tactics. He will employ promises of peace to accomplish what cannot be achieved by violence alone. Lured by a young man's tale of gold and aided by an arrogant princess's treachery, he makes his way through the beautiful southeastern landscape. One by one, the ancient Nations fall victim to his lies as rulers and commoners alike are tricked into enslavement. In spite of the price de Soto has placed on his head, itinerant trader and outcast Black Shell shadows the Kristiano advance and finds that his own legend precedes him. Some will heed Black Shell's strategies of sacrifice and deception. Others will ignore him--and suffer unspeakable horrors as a result. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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They also do a really good job of painting a nice balance between whites and natives as they clash. Since the story is told through the perspective of a native, it's natural that the customs and ways of the whites seem nonsensical and barbaric to the natives. At the same time, the authors do a wonderful job of showing that the difference between the war-waging abilities of the two cultures had to do with technology and the superior ability of the whites to use that technology.
It felt like a very fair rendering of what things might have been like at that point of first contact. As a bonus, the writing and character development is outstanding.
The beef I have with these authors books is with the publisher not the authors. The publisher seems intent on keeping the books out of the electronic realm. The greed of publishers in this respect is getting tiresome. When they do release in e-form, they seem intent on charging more than they charge for the hard copy. Shame shame shame. ( )