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Kathleen O’Neal Gear Books in Order

Kathleen O’Neal Gear has written 60 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is An Abyss of Light (1990) and the newest is Buffalo Justice (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1990–2025
Confirmed
60 of 60 titles
Pages on record
21,480 in 45 of 60 books
Reading time
358–537 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 21,480 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

See all 60 books in order Printable Kathleen O’Neal Gear checklist

Subject records for Kathleen O’Neal Gear cite Native Americans, Pueblo Indians, prehistoric peoples and archaeologists, along with historical fiction, science fiction and thrillers. The catalogue lists 60 books from 1990 to 2025. People of the Wolf and People of the Fire (both 1990) come early, and Buffalo Justice (2025) is the newest. Series include First North Americans, Anasazi Mysteries, Black Falcon, Contact: The Battle For America and Rewilding Reports. Gear, born 1954, is an American archaeologist, historian and author whose novels have appeared in 29 languages.

How many Kathleen O’Neal Gear books are there?

Kathleen O’Neal Gear has 60 books, released between 1990 and 2025. They include 9 separate series.

Kathleen O’Neal Gear Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Kathleen O’Neal Gear books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of An Abyss of Light by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the Powers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal series (1990)
  2. Cover of People of the Wolf by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the First North Americans series (1990)
  3. Cover of Sand in the Wind by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the Kathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels series (1990)
  4. Cover of People of the Fire by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 2 of the First North Americans series (1990)
  5. Cover of Redemption of Light by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 3 of the Powers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal series
  6. Cover of People of the Earth by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 3 of the First North Americans series (1992)
  7. Cover of People of the River by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 4 of the First North Americans series (1992)
  8. Cover of This Widowed Land by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 2 of the Kathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels series (1993)
  9. Cover of People of the Sea by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 5 of the First North Americans series (1993)
  10. Cover of People of the Lakes by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 6 of the First North Americans series (1994)
  11. Cover of Thin Moon and Cold Mist by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 3 of the Kathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels series (1995)
  12. Cover of People of the Lightning by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 7 of the First North Americans series (1995)
  13. Cover of People of the Silence by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 8 of the First North Americans series (1996)
  14. Cover of People of the Mist by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 9 of the First North Americans series (1997)
  15. Cover of People of the Masks by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 10 of the First North Americans series (1998)
  16. Cover of Dark Inheritance by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the Genetic Thriller series (2001)
  17. Cover of Bone Walker by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 3 of the Anasazi Mysteries series (2001)
  18. Cover of Raising Abel by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 2 of the Genetic Thriller series (2002)
  19. Cover of People of the Owl by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 11 of the First North Americans series (2003)
  20. Cover of It Sleeps in Me by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the Black Falcon series (2004)
  21. Cover of People of the Raven by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 12 of the First North Americans series (2004)
  22. Cover of People of the Moon by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 13 of the First North Americans series (2005)
  23. Cover of It Wakes in Me by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 2 of the Black Falcon series (2006)
  24. Cover of The Betrayal by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, book 1 of the Panthera Legacy series (2007)
  1. 1
    An Abyss of LightPowers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal #11990 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990464
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  2. 2
    People of the WolfFirst North Americans #11990 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990448
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  3. 3
    Sand in the WindKathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels #11990 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990310
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  4. 4
    People of the FireFirst North Americans #21990 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990480
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  5. 5
    Treasure of LightPowers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal #21990 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19901
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  6. 6
    Redemption of LightPowers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal #31991 · 527 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991527
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  7. 7
    People of the EarthFirst North Americans #31992 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992608
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  8. 8
    People of the RiverFirst North Americans #41992 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992544
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  9. 9
    This Widowed LandKathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels #21993 · 436 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993436
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  10. 10
    People of the SeaFirst North Americans #51993 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993576
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  11. 11
    People of the LakesFirst North Americans #61994 · 798 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994798
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  12. 12
    Thin Moon and Cold MistKathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels #31995 · 465 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995465
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  13. 13
    People of the LightningFirst North Americans #71995 · 587 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995587
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  14. 14
    People of the SilenceFirst North Americans #81996 · 643 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996643
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  15. 15
    People of the MistFirst North Americans #91997 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997576
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  16. 16
    People of the MasksFirst North Americans #101998 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998576
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  17. 17
    The VisitantAnasazi Mysteries #11999 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999430
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  18. 18
    The Summoning GodAnasazi Mysteries #22000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  19. 19
    Dark InheritanceGenetic Thriller #12001 · 519 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001519
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  20. 20
    Bone WalkerAnasazi Mysteries #32001 · 672 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001672
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  21. 21
    Raising AbelGenetic Thriller #22002 · 572 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002572
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  22. 22
    Children of the DawnlandKathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels #42003 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003336
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  23. 23
    People of the OwlFirst North Americans #112003 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003640
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  24. 24
    It Sleeps in MeBlack Falcon #12004 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004320
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  25. 25
    People of the RavenFirst North Americans #122004 · 562 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004562
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  26. 26
    People of the MoonFirst North Americans #132005 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005640
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  27. 27
    It Wakes in MeBlack Falcon #22006 · 313 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006313
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  28. 28
    The BetrayalPanthera Legacy #12007 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007448
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  29. 29
    It Dreams in MeBlack Falcon #32007 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007256
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  30. 30
    People of the NightlandFirst North Americans #142007 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007528
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Kathleen O’Neal Gear series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kathleen O’Neal Gear books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Kathleen O'Neal Gear Standalone Novels

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Peacemaker's Tale in order

4 books
  1. 4. Shadowed Forest
  2. 5. The Dusk Country
  3. 6. Blood Lightning
  4. 7. Eclipse Dancer

Powers Of Light Series as Kathleen M. O'Neal in order

3 books
  1. 1. An Abyss of Light
  2. 2. Treasure of Light
  3. 3. Redemption of Light

Anasazi Mysteries in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Visitant
  2. 2. The Summoning God
  3. 3. Bone Walker

Black Falcon in order

3 books
  1. 1. It Sleeps in Me
  2. 2. It Wakes in Me
  3. 3. It Dreams in Me

Contact: The Battle For America in order

3 books
  1. 1. Coming of the Storm
  2. 2. Fire the Sky
  3. 3. A Searing Wind

Rewilding Reports in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Ice Lion
  2. 2. The Ice Ghost
  3. 3. The Ice Orphan

Genetic Thriller in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dark Inheritance
  2. 2. Raising Abel

Panthera Legacy in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Betrayal
  2. 2. The Tomb

Kathleen O’Neal Gear Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Kathleen O'Neal Gear Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Kathleen O’Neal Gear books in order?

You only need to read Kathleen O’Neal Gear books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Start with People of the Wolf (1990), the first First North Americans book. The earliest catalogued title overall is An Abyss of Light (1990).

What is the newest Kathleen O’Neal Gear book?

Buffalo Justice (2025) is the newest Kathleen O’Neal Gear book released so far.

Is there a new Kathleen O’Neal Gear book coming?

No next Kathleen O’Neal Gear book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Kathleen O’Neal Gear has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Kathleen O’Neal Gear. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Owen Wister Award2021Won
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel1991Shortlistedfor An Abyss of Light

Kathleen O’Neal Gear at a glance

Still publishing
Kathleen O’Neal Gear published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Kathleen O’Neal Gear books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
21,480 pages across the 45 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 483 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kathleen O’Neal Gear books, 17 of 60, were published in the 1990s.

What the Kathleen O’Neal Gear books are about

44 of the 60 Kathleen O’Neal Gear books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: indians of north america is tagged on 22 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.