William Michael Gear, better known as W. Michael Gear, (born May 20, 1955) is an American writer and archaeologist. ^[1] He is the author of North America's Forgotten Past series, co-written with his wife Kathleen O'Neal Gear. His novels have been published in 29 languages.

Forbidden Borders trilogy

• Requiem for the Conqueror (1991)
• Relic of Empire (1992)
• Countermeasures (1993)

People Books - First North Americans (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

• People of the Wolf (1990)
• People of the Fire (1990)
• People of the Sea (1993)
• People of the Lakes (1994)
• People of the Lightning (1995)
• People of the Silence (1996)
• People of the Mist (1997)
• People of the Masks (1998)
• People of the Owl (2003)
• People of the Raven (2004) Spur Award Winner.
• People of the Moon (2005) Spur Award Finalist.
• People of the Nightland (2007)
• People of the Weeping Eye (2008)
• People of the Thunder (2009)
• People of the Longhouse (2010)
• The Dawn Country (2011)
• The Broken Land (2012)
• People of the Black Sun (2012)
• "Copper Falcon" (2014)--short story
• People of the Morning Star (2014)
• "The Dead Man's Doll" (2015)--short story
• People of the Songtrail (2015)
• Sun Born (2016)
• Moon Hunt (2017) This novel was a Spur Award finalist.
• Star Path (2019)
• People of the Canyons (2020)
• People of Cahokia: Lightning Shell (2022)

German only

• Das Ende Aller Tage, Bastei Lübbe #16290 2007, Translator Rainer Schumacher, ISBN   978-3-404-15748-8 (Orig. Comes a Green Sky)
• Der Eden Effekt, Bastei Lübbe #16608 2012, Translator Karin Meddekis, ISBN   978-3-404-16608-4 (Orig. The carbon cauldron)
• Das letzte Gebet, Bastei Lübbe #15748 2007, Translator Rainer Schumacher, ISBN   978-3-404-15748-8 (Orig. To cast a pearl)

Spider Trilogy

• The Warriors of Spider (1988)
• The Way of Spider (1988)
• The Web of Spider (1989)

The Richard Hamilton Duology

• Morning River (1996) ^[2]
• Coyote Summer (1997)

Anasazi Mysteries (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

• The Visitant (1999)
• The Summoning God (2000)
• Bone Walker (2001)

Other novels

• The Big Horn Legacy (1988)
• Long Ride Home (1988)
• The Artifact (1990)
• Starstrike (1990)
• Dark Inheritance (2001) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear) ^[3]
• Raising Abel (2002) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
• The Athena Factor (2005)
• The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus (2008) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
• Children of the Dawnland (2009) (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
• This Scorched Earth (2018) (as William Gear) 2019 Spur Award finalist.
• The Foundation (2021)
• Fracture Event (2021)
• Athena Unleashed (2024)
• Genesis Athena (2024)
• Athena's Wrath (2024)

The Battle for America series

• Coming of the Storm (2010)
• Fire the Sky (2010)
• A Searing Wind (2011)

Donovan Series

• Outpost (2018)
• Abandoned (2018)
• Pariah (2019)
• Unreconciled (2020)
• Adrift (2021)
• Reckoning (2022)

The Wyoming Chronicles

• Dissolution (2021)
• Fourth Quadrant (2022)
• After The Eagle Has Fallen (2023)

Team Psi Series

• The Alpha Enigma (2020)
• Implacable Alpha (2022)

Flight of the Hawk trilogy

• The River (2018)
• The Plains (2019)

Saga of the Mountain Sage quartet

• The Morning River, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• The White Mist Dog, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• A Panther's Scream, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• Coyote Summer, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023

Updated reprints

The Anasazi Mysteries

• The Visitant (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 1), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• Where the Basilisk Dreams, (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 2), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• The Summoning God ((Anasazi Mysteries, Part 3), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• The Two Hearted (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 4), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• Bone Walker (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 5), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023
• Hunting Shadows (Anasazi Mysteries, Part 6), Wolfpack Publishing, 2023

The Peacemaker's Tale

• People of the Longhouse, Part 1 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024.
• Shadowed Forest, Part 2 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• The Dawn Country, Part 3 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• The Dusk Country, Part 4 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• The Broken Land, Part 5 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• Blood Lightning, Part 6 Of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• People of the Black Sun, Part 7 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024
• Eclipse Dancer, Part 8 of the Peacemaker's Tale, Wolfpack Publishing, 2024

Children's books

• Children of the Dawnland, Part 1, 2023
• Children of the Dawnland, Part 2, 2024
• Ridin' With the Pack, anthology of western short stories, "Bad Choices," by W. Michael Gear, Wolfpack Publishing, 2023.
• Switching Gears, anthology of western short fiction, by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Wolfpack Publishing, Oct. 2024.

Selected non-fiction

• Gene-Edited Bison: A Barnyard Revolution or a Looming Disaster? in Bison Review Magazine, Winter, 2023.
• Willing Suspension of Disbelief: The Contract and Why Research Matters, published in the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Attitudes at Altitude, April, 2023.
• Does Social Media Sell Books? The Case of the Viral Tweet, in Roundup Magazine, April, 2023.
• When Buffalo Cry, Buffalo Tales and Trails, https://buffalotalesandtrails.com/author/kogwmgbuffalotalesandtrails-com/ March, 2023.
• The New Bison Genome...and another DNA test: Our opinion, Bison Review Magazine, Winter, 2022.
• PLC at Work and Your Small School, by Breez Longwell Daniels. Foreword by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Solution Tree Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 2020.
• When Buffalo Cry, Roundup Magazine, February, 2020
• Meatless Meat. What's All the Fuss About? Bison Review, Winter, 2020
• The Power of an Illusion, Bison Review, Summer, 2019
• When Buffalo Cry, Bison Review, Winter, 2017.
• More on the Higgs Bison, Bison Review, Fall, 2016.
• Chunkey: America's Ancient Game, Cobblestone, October, 2015.
• Morning Star and the Giants, Cobblestone, October, 2015.
• Are Bison Microsatellite DNA Tests Accurate? Bison Review, Winter, 2015.
• Cattle Genes in Bison: Modern or Ancient? Bison Review, Winter, 2015.
• The Dead Man's Doll, Tor Books, April, 2015.
• Vikings in North America, Tor Books, March, 2015.
• A Prehistoric Bison Bone Sculpture. Bison Review, Summer, 2015.
• Viking Warrior Women: Did 'Shieldmaidens' like Lagertha Really Exist? Tor/Forge blog, May, 2015. (Tor.com)
• Wild Bison: The Search for a Definition of 'Wild' Behavior. Bison Review, Spring, 2014.
• Genetically Modified Bison? Let's Not Find out if there is a Health Risk. Say NO to GMO. Bison Review, Fall, 2013.
• Chimps and Bison: The ESA Effect. Bison Review, Fall, 2013.
• The Healing Powers of Buffalo in Native America. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
• Public Comments Letter from WBA to USFWS on Woods Bison Designation. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
• Western Bison Association—Issues Paper: Conservation Herds vs. Commercial Herds. The Upcoming COSEWIC Report in Canada. Bison Review, Spring, 2013.
• Petition to Remove Wood Bison from Administration Under the Provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
• Hybrids and the Endangered Species Act, Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
• Cattle Genes in Bison: The Perspectives of the WBA. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
• The Effects of Cattle DNA in Bison: A New Study. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
• The Global Economic Crises and Food Production: What's in Store? Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
• Response to Canadian Perspectives. Bison Review, Fall, 2012.
• New change to the NBA Code of Ethics—Our opinion, Bison Review, May, 2012.
• Terminology: Bison bison or Bos bison. What does it mean for us? Bison Review, May, 2012.
• Ranchers Efforts to Protect Endangered Species Foiled by Conservation Groups. Bison Review, May, 2012.
• Historical Uses of Bison. Bison Review, May, 2012.
• Hybrids and the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
• Western Bison Association's Petition to Remove Wood Bison from Administration Under the Endangered Species Act. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
• 2011 WBA Conference Overview. Bison Review, Winter, 2012.
• Gene Patents: Why the Bison Industry Needs a Plan for the Bison Genome. Bison Review, Fall, 2011.
• Paleobiology of Bison, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
• The Pure Bison Debate, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
• Western Bison Association Response to Conservation Committee on Proposed Conservation Guidelines for Herd Managers. Bison Review, May, 2011.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 7. Bison Review, May, 2011.
• Principles of Evolutionary Biology – and What They Mean for the Purity Issue in Bison, Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Summer, 2011.
• Summary of 12th Annual Stampede, Bison Review, January, 2011.
• Possible Impacts of 'Pure Bison' Debate, Bison Review, January, 2011.
• Pure Bison—WBA Management Recommendations, Bison Review, January 2011.
• Western Bison Association Response to Conservation Committee on Proposed Conservation Guidelines for Herd Managers. Bison Review, May, 2011.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 6. Bison Review, January, 2011.
• Basic Principles of Evolutionary Biology – and What they Mean for the Purity Issue. Bison Review, Jan. 2011.
• Response to James Derr, Bison Review, January, 2011.
• Lessons from Ancient Egypt. Bison World Magazine, June, 2010.
• One Bison Skull Helps Rewrite Bison History. The Bison Review, Summer, 2010.
• Lessons from Ancient Egypt. Bison Review, January 2010.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 5. Nutrition. Bison Review, January, 2010.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Bison. Part 4.Bison Review, Fall, 2009.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 3: Buying Buffalo. Bison Review, May, 2009.
• How do the Judges Do it? Bison Review, May, 2009.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 2. Bison Review, Fall, 2008.
• Do we really want Bison to be Amenable? Dakota Territory Buffalo Association Newsletter, Fall, 2008.
• Should Bison be an Amenable Species? The Bison Rancher, Fall, 2008.
• The Buffalo Primer: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Owning Buffalo. Part 1.Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
• The Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Long Version, Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
• Do We Really Want Bison to be an Amenable Species? Bison Review, Summer, 2008.
• The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Bison World Magazine, Spring, 2008.
• The Drought, Global Warming, and Our Own Backyards, Western Bison Record, March, 2007.
• Medicinal Usages of Plants by Buffalo. Western Bison Record, November, 2006.
• Prehistoric Sexual Healing Rituals, Romantic Times magazine, May, 2005.
• The Oregon Trail: The Beginning of the End for the Buffalo, Western Bison Record, June, 2005.
• Slipper: The Saga of a Buffalo Bottle-Baby. Western Bison Record, March, 2004.
• Tripping through the Mine Field: Writing Fiction about Archaeology, The Archaeological Record, November, 2003.
• From Cowboy to Buffalero: Wyoming Buffalo Ranchers Talk About the Industry, Western Farm, Ranch, and Dairy Magazine, September, 2003.
• Thirty-three Books, Co-Authors and Still Lovers? Romantic Times Magazine, Aug. 2001.
• Bone Walker and The Anasazi Mystery Series. Mystery Readers Journal, 2001.

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