People of the Masks

As the prophets have foretold, a child of power has been born unto the Turtle People of the Iroquois Nation. The Elders call him False Face Child, for he is the son of a powerful spirit. A living talisman, the child has inhuman eyes--black mirrors, ageless and deep--and all fear him. All but Jumping Badger, the most powerful war leader of the Bear People. He destroys an entire village to take the boy to use as a spiritual weapon. But his triumph is short-lived. The Bear People suffer terrible visions and hear the voices of the spirits. Strange ailments and mysterious deaths take them one by one. Though he is a seer, False Face Child is also a sad and lonely young boy named Rumbler. Twelve-year-old Wren befriends him and together they escape across the winter landscape of New York and Ontario with Jumping Badger close behind. He now fears the boy's power and seeks to kill him. Their only hope is to stay alive long enough to find Rumbler's legendary father, known only as The Disowned.

ISBN 0812515617   Pages 576 ISBN13 9780812515619 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher St Martin's Press   Weight (grammes) 279 Imprint St Martin's Press   Published in New York Format Paperback   Series title First North Americans S. Publication date 23 Sep 1999   Height (mm) 172 Non-book description xx, 552 p. :   Width (mm) 104 Library of Congress 98008695   Spine width (mm) 31 DEWEY 813.54   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

"This epic historical romance is a fascinating, well told tale of ancient superstition and culture, set in Florida approximately 8,000 years ago, amid a hauntingly eerie, mystical, and primeval landscape...[An] absorbing portrait of ancient life." --"Booklist "on "People of the Lightning"

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