Order of Kathleen O’Neal Gear Books
Kathleen O’Neal Gear is an American author of historical fiction as well as a former state historian and archaeologist. Kathleen is best known for co-authoring the First North Americans series with husband W. Michael Gear, who she has co-authored many of her novels with.
Kathleen O’Neal Gear made her debut as a published author in 1990 when several of her novels were published, including Sand in the Wind, An Abyss of Light, Treasure of Light and the first two First North Americans novels. Below is a list of Kathleen O’Neal Gear’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of First North Americans Books
(with W Michael Gear)
| People of the Wolf | (1990) |    |
| People of the Fire | (1990) | |
| People of the Earth | (1992) | |
| People of the River | (1992) | |
| 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) | |
| People of the Moon | (2005) | |
| 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) | |
| People of the Morning Star | (2014) | |
| The Dead Man's Doll | (2015) | |
| People of the Songtrail | (2015) | |
| Sun Born | (2016) | |
| Moon Hunt | (2017) | |
| Star Path | (2019) | |
| People of the Canyons | (2020) | |
| Lightning Shell | (2022) | |
Chronological Order of First North Americans Books
(with W Michael Gear)
| People of the Wolf | (1990) | |
| People of the Nightland | (2007) | |
| People of the Sea | (1993) | |
| People of the Raven | (2004) | |
| People of the Lightning | (1995) | |
| People of the Fire | (1990) | |
| People of the Earth | (1992) | |
| People of the Owl | (2003) | |
| People of the Lakes | (1994) | |
| People of the River | (1992) | |
| People of the Silence | (1996) | |
| People of the Moon | (2005) | |
| People of the Masks | (1998) | |
| People of the Weeping Eye | (2008) | |
| People of the Thunder | (2009) | |
| People of the Mist | (1997) | |
| People of the Longhouse | (2010) | |
| The Dawn Country | (2011) | |
| The Broken Land | (2012) | |
| People of the Black Sun | (2012) | |
| People of the Morning Star | (2014) | |
| People of the Songtrail | (2015) | |
| Copper Falcon | (2014) | |
| The Dead Man's Doll | (2015) | |
| Sun Born | (2016) | |
| Moon Hunt | (2017) | |
| Star Path | (2019) | |
| People of the Canyons | (2020) | |
| Lightning Shell | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Powers Of Light Books
(as Kathleen M. O'Neal)
| An Abyss of Light | (1990) | |
| Treasure of Light | (1990) | |
| Redemption of Light | (1991) | |
Publication Order of Anasazi Mysteries Books
(with W Michael Gear)
| The Visitant | (1999) | |
| The Summoning God | (2000) | |
| Bone Walker | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Genetic Thriller Books
(with W Michael Gear)
| Dark Inheritance | (2001) | |
| Raising Abel | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Black Falcon Books
| It Sleeps in Me | (2004) | |
| It Wakes in Me | (2006) | |
| It Dreams in Me | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Contact: The Battle For America Books
(with W Michael Gear)
| Coming of the Storm | (2010) | |
| Fire the Sky | (2011) | |
| A Searing Wind | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Rewilding Reports Books
| The Ice Lion | (2021) | |
| The Ice Ghost | (2022) | |
| The Ice Orphan | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Sand in the Wind | (1990) | |
| This Widowed Land | (1993) | |
| Thin Moon and Cold Mist | (1995) | |
| Children of the Dawnland | (2003) | |
| The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus | (2007) | |
| Maze Master | (2018) | |
| Cries from the Lost Island | (2020) | |
| Fracture Event | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Kathleen O’Neal Gear Non-Fiction Books
| Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise | (2015) | |
Notes: The First North American, Anasazi Mysteries, Genetic Thriller and Contact series along with the standalone novels The Betrayal and Children of the Dawnland were co-authored by W. Michael Gear.
The Powers of Light series was written under her maiden name of Kathleen M. O’Neal.