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W. Michael Gear Books in Order

Find every W. Michael Gear book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 81 books / 16 series

American author W. Michael Gear is best known for the *People of the...* prehistoric saga co-authored with Kathleen O’Neal Gear, as well as the *Forbidden Borders* and *Donovan* sci-fi series. His works have sold over 10 million copies and won multiple awards. This page lists W. Michael Gear’s books in order, including chronological and series reading order.

All W. Michael Gear Books in Chronological Order

1988 The Warriors of Spider POoSTB / 1 Buy
1988 Long Ride Home POoSN / 1 Buy
1988 Big Horn Legacy POoSN / 2 Buy
1989 The Way of Spider POoSTB / 2 Buy
1989 The Web of Spider POoSTB / 3 Buy
1990 People of the Wolf POoFNAB / 1 Buy
1990 People of the Fire POoFNAB / 2 Buy
1990 The Artifact POoSN / 3 Buy
1990 Starstrike POoSN / 4 Buy
1991 Requiem for the Conqueror POoFBB / 1 Buy
1992 Relic of Empire POoFBB / 2 Buy
1992 People of the Earth POoFNAB / 3 Buy
1992 People of the River POoFNAB / 4 Buy
1993 Countermeasures POoFBB / 3 Buy
1993 People of the Sea POoFNAB / 5 Buy
1994 People of the Lakes POoFNAB / 6 Buy
1995 People of the Lightning POoFNAB / 7 Buy
1996 The Morning River POoSotMSB / 1 Buy
1996 People of the Silence POoFNAB / 8 Buy
1997 Coyote Summer POoSotMSB / 2 Buy
1997 People of the Mist POoFNAB / 9 Buy
1998 People of the Masks POoFNAB / 10 Buy
1999 The Visitant POoAMB / 1 Buy
2000 The Summoning God POoAMB / 2 Buy
2001 Dark Inheritance POoGTB / 1 Buy
2001 Bone Walker POoAMB / 3 Buy
2002 Raising Abel POoGTB / 2 Buy
2003 Children of the Dawnland(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) POoSN / 5 Buy
2003 People of the Owl POoFNAB / 11 Buy
2004 People of the Raven POoFNAB / 12 Buy
2005 The Athena Factor POoSN / 6 Buy
2005 People of the Moon POoFNAB / 13 Buy
2007 The Betrayal POoTPLB / 1 Buy
2007 People of the Nightland POoFNAB / 14 Buy
2008 People of the Weeping Eye POoFNAB / 15 Buy
2009 People of the Thunder POoFNAB / 16 Buy
2010 Coming of the Storm POoCTBFAB / 1 Buy
2010 People of the Longhouse POoTPTB / 1 Buy
2011 The Dawn Country POoTPTB / 2 Buy
2011 Fire the Sky POoCTBFAB / 2 Buy
2012 A Searing Wind POoCTBFAB / 3 Buy
2012 The Broken Land POoTPTB / 3 Buy
2012 People of the Black Sun POoFNAB / 20 Buy
2014 Copper Falcon POoFNAB / 21 Buy
2014 People of the Morning Star POoFNAB / 22 Buy
2015 Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise POoNB / 1 Buy
2015 The Dead Man's Doll POoFNAB / 23 Buy
2015 People of the Songtrail POoFNAB / 24 Buy
2016 Sun Born POoFNAB / 25 Buy
2017 Moon Hunt POoFNAB / 26 Buy
2018 Outpost POoDB / 1 Buy
2018 The River POoFotHB / 1 Buy
2018 Abandoned POoDB / 2 Buy
2018 This Scorched Earth POoSN / 7 Buy
2019 The Plains POoFotHB / 2 Buy
2019 Pariah POoDB / 3 Buy
2019 Star Path POoFNAB / 27 Buy
2020 The Alpha Enigma POoTPB / 1 Buy
2020 Unreconciled POoDB / 4 Buy
2020 People of the Canyons POoFNAB / 28 Buy
2021 Dissolution POoTWCB / 1 Buy
2021 Adrift POoDB / 5 Buy
2021 Fracture Event(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) POoSN / 8 Buy
2021 The Foundation POoSN / 9 Buy
2022 Implacable Alpha POoTPB / 2 Buy
2022 Fourth Quadrant POoTWCB / 2 Buy
2022 Reckoning POoDB / 6 Buy
2022 Lightning Shell POoFNAB / 29 Buy
2023 After The Eagle Has Fallen POoTWCB / 3 Buy
2023 White Mist Dog POoSotMSB / 3 Buy
2023 A Panther's Scream POoSotMSB / 4 Buy
2024 Athena Unleashed POoTATB / 1 Buy
2024 Genesis Athena POoTATB / 2 Buy
2024 Athena's Wrath POoTATB / 3 Buy
2024 Bad Choices POoTWCB / 4 Buy
2024 Shadowed Forest POoTPTB / 4 Buy
2024 The Dusk Country POoTPTB / 5 Buy
2024 Blood Lightning POoTPTB / 6 Buy
2024 Eclipse Dancer POoTPTB / 7 Buy
2025 The Tomb POoTPLB / 2 Buy
2025 Buffalo Justice(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) POoSN / 10 Buy

W. Michael Gear Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1988-2025
01 Long Ride Home 1988 Buy
02 Big Horn Legacy 1988 Buy
03 The Artifact 1990 Buy
04 Starstrike 1990 Buy
05 Children of the Dawnland(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) 2003 Buy
06 The Athena Factor 2005 Buy
07 This Scorched Earth 2018 Buy
08 Fracture Event(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) 2021 Buy
09 The Foundation 2021 Buy
10 Buffalo Justice(With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear) 2025 Buy
01 Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise 2015 Buy
01 Athena Unleashed 2024 Buy
02 Genesis Athena 2024 Buy
03 Athena's Wrath 2024 Buy
01 Requiem for the Conqueror 1991 Buy
02 Relic of Empire 1992 Buy
03 Countermeasures 1993 Buy
01 The River 2018 Buy
02 The Plains 2019 Buy
01 People of the Longhouse 2010 Buy
02 The Dawn Country 2011 Buy
03 The Broken Land 2012 Buy
04 Shadowed Forest 2024 Buy
05 The Dusk Country 2024 Buy
06 Blood Lightning 2024 Buy
07 Eclipse Dancer 2024 Buy
01 Dissolution 2021 Buy
02 Fourth Quadrant 2022 Buy
03 After The Eagle Has Fallen 2023 Buy
04 Bad Choices 2024 Buy
01 The Morning River 1996 Buy
02 Coyote Summer 1997 Buy
03 White Mist Dog 2023 Buy
04 A Panther's Scream 2023 Buy
01 The Visitant 1999 Buy
02 The Summoning God 2000 Buy
03 Bone Walker 2001 Buy
01 The Warriors of Spider 1988 Buy
02 The Way of Spider 1989 Buy
03 The Web of Spider 1989 Buy
Team Psi Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2020-2022
01 The Alpha Enigma 2020 Buy
02 Implacable Alpha 2022 Buy
01 Coming of the Storm 2010 Buy
02 Fire the Sky 2011 Buy
03 A Searing Wind 2012 Buy
01 People of the Wolf 1990 Buy
02 People of the Fire 1990 Buy
03 People of the Earth 1992 Buy
04 People of the River 1992 Buy
05 People of the Sea 1993 Buy
06 People of the Lakes 1994 Buy
07 People of the Lightning 1995 Buy
08 People of the Silence 1996 Buy
09 People of the Mist 1997 Buy
10 People of the Masks 1998 Buy
11 People of the Owl 2003 Buy
12 People of the Raven 2004 Buy
13 People of the Moon 2005 Buy
14 People of the Nightland 2007 Buy
15 People of the Weeping Eye 2008 Buy
16 People of the Thunder 2009 Buy
20 People of the Black Sun 2012 Buy
21 Copper Falcon 2014 Buy
22 People of the Morning Star 2014 Buy
23 The Dead Man's Doll 2015 Buy
24 People of the Songtrail 2015 Buy
25 Sun Born 2016 Buy
26 Moon Hunt 2017 Buy
27 Star Path 2019 Buy
28 People of the Canyons 2020 Buy
29 Lightning Shell 2022 Buy
01 Dark Inheritance 2001 Buy
02 Raising Abel 2002 Buy
01 The Betrayal 2007 Buy
02 The Tomb 2025 Buy
Donovan Books in Reading Order 6 books / 2018-2022
01 Outpost 2018 Buy
02 Abandoned 2018 Buy
03 Pariah 2019 Buy
04 Unreconciled 2020 Buy
05 Adrift 2021 Buy
06 Reckoning 2022 Buy

Where to start with W. Michael Gear

What is the best order to read W. Michael Gear books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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