{"product_id":"9781501172632","title":"Coming of the Storm","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the first in the epic trilogy by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear (\u003ci\u003eSun Born\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMorning River\u003c\/i\u003e), which vividly recounts the devastating clash of cultures that occurs when Native Americans and Europeans make first contact.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pale, bearded newcomers who call themselves “Kristianos” fascinate Black Shell, an exiled Chickasaw trader, and not even the counsel of Pearl Hand, the beautiful, extraordinary woman who has consented to be his mate, can dissuade him from interacting with them. Only after a firsthand lesson in Kristiano brutality does Black Shell fully comprehend the dangers these invaders pose to his people’s way of life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhile his first instinct is to run far from the then, Black Shell has been called to a greater destiny by the Spirit Being known as Horned Serpent. With Pearl Hand by his side, Black Shell must find a way to unite the disparate tribes and settlements of his native land and overcome the merciless armies of the man called Hernando de Soto.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUsing archeological data, ethnographic records, and historical journals, the authors bring to vivid life the beliefs, technologies, and daily experiences of lost American civilizations.","brand":"W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear","offers":[{"title":"Gallery Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2017-11-07","offer_id":44151394664703,"sku":"9781501172632","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_d4d3012e-23ac-43d2-9115-575e8063d41c.jpg?v=1638278209","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781501172632","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}