Order of W. Michael Gear Books
W. Michael Gear is an American author of historical fiction in addition to being an archaeologist. After getting sick of reading historical fiction with historical inaccuracies, Michael immediately wrote a 550 page novel – his first attempt at a novel – that may not have read well, but was at least accurate historically. Michael frequently co-authors his novels with his wife Kathleen O’Neal Gear, which includes their best known work, the First North Americans series.
W. Michael Gear made his literary debut in 1988. That year, he had three novels published – The Big Horn Legacy, The Warriors of Spider and The Way of Spider. Below is a list of W. Michael Gear’s books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Spider Trilogy Books
| The Warriors of Spider | (1988) |    |
| The Way of Spider | (1989) | |
| The Web of Spider | (1989) | |
Publication Order of First North Americans Books
(with Kathleen O'Neal 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 Kathleen O'Neal 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 Anasazi Mysteries Books
(with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
| The Visitant | (1999) | |
| The Summoning God | (2000) | |
| Bone Walker | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Contact: The Battle For America Books
(with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
| Coming of the Storm | (2010) | |
| Fire the Sky | (2011) | |
| A Searing Wind | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Donovan Books
| Outpost | (2018) | |
| Abandoned | (2018) | |
| Pariah | (2019) | |
| Unreconciled | (2020) | |
| Adrift | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Flight of the Hawk Books
| The River | (2018) | |
| The Plains | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Forbidden Borders Books
| Requiem for the Conqueror | (1991) | |
| Relic of Empire | (1992) | |
| Countermeasures | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Genetic Thriller Books
(with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
| Dark Inheritance | (2001) | |
| Raising Abel | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Richard Hamilton Books
| The Morning River | (1996) | |
| Coyote Summer | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Team Psi Books
| The Alpha Enigma | (2020) | |
| Implacable Alpha | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Wyoming Chronicles Books
| Dissolution | (2021) | |
| Fourth Quadrant | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Long Ride Home | (1988) | |
| Big Horn Legacy | (1988) | |
| The Artifact | (1990) | |
| Starstrike | (1990) | |
| Children of the Dawnland | (2003) | |
| The Athena Factor | (2005) | |
| The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus | (2007) | |
| This Scorched Earth | (2018) | |
| Fracture Event | (2021) | |
| The Foundation | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise | (2015) | |
Note: The First North Americans, Anasazi Mysteries, Genetic Thriller and Contact series along with the standalone novels The Betrayal and Children of the Dawnland were co-authored by Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
The Morning River is very good and Coyote Summer even better. They are amazing reads I could hardly put down. The people I have shared the books with have been pleased with the writing and the content. They hold a spot on my book shelves.