First North Americans Books in Order

How many First North Americans books are there?

First North Americans has 29 books, released between 1990 and 2022.

First North Americans Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 First North Americans 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.

First North Americans Books in Chronological Order

In story order, People of the Wolf comes first and Lightning Shell comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 29 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

Do you have to read First North Americans books in order?

You should read the First North Americans books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each First North Americans book also stands alone.

Where to start with First North Americans

Start with People of the Wolf (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest First North Americans book?

Lightning Shell (2022) is the newest First North Americans book released so far.

Is there a new First North Americans book coming?

No next First North Americans book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

First North Americans at a glance

Paused

No new First North Americans title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.

Release pace

First North Americans books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

13,615 pages across the 26 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 536 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most First North Americans books, 11 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

Attribution

Of the 29 titles, 27 are credited to Kathleen O’Neal Gear and 2 to W. Michael Gear.

What the First North Americans books are about

26 of the 29 First North Americans books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 17 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Historical fiction 17 of 26 books
• Indians of North America 17 of 26 books
• Prehistoric peoples 12 of 26 books
• Pre-history 7 of 26 books
• Native Americans 6 of 26 books
• Anasazi 2 of 26 books
• Chaco Empire 2 of 26 books
• Fantasy, historical 2 of 26 books
• History 2 of 26 books
• Indigenous 2 of 26 books
• Iroquois Indians 2 of 26 books