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The Tomb (The Panthera Legacy, #2) was the most recently released book by W. Michael Gear, on August 26th, 2025.

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W. Michael Gear Stats: The most read book by W. Michael Gear on Book Notification is People of the Wolf, the first novel in the First North Americans series. The second most read book is Outpost (Donovan #1).

Below is a complete list of W. Michael Gear books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by W. Michael Gear is the First North Americans Series.

List of The Athena Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Athena Unleashed
2024
Go
2
8
Genesis Athena
2024
Go
3
8
Athena's Wrath
2024
Go

List of Spider Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Warriors of Spider
1988
Go
2
The Way of Spider
1989
Go
3
The Web of Spider
1989
Go

List of First North Americans Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

Ranked by popularity, the top First North Americans books are People of the Wolf, Sun Born, and Moon Hunt.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
People of the Wolf
1990
Go
2
10
People of the Fire
1990
Go
3
People of the Earth
1992
Go
4
10
People of the River
1992
Go
5
8
People of the Sea
1993
Go
6
10
People of the Lakes
1994
Go
7
10
People of the Lightning
1995
Go
8
10
People of the Silence
1996
Go
9
10
People of the Mist
1997
Go
10
10
People of the Masks
1998
Go
11
10
People of the Owl
2003
Go
12
10
People of the Raven
2004
Go
13
10
People of the Moon
2005
Go
14
10
People of the Nightland
2007
Go
15
10
People of the Weeping Eye
2008
Go
16
10
People of the Thunder
2009
Go
17
People of the Longhouse
2010
Go
18
10
The Dawn Country
2011
Go
19
The Broken Land
2012
Go
20
10
People of the Black Sun
2012
Go
21
Copper Falcon
2014
Go
22
10
People of the Morning Star
2014
Go
23
The Dead Man's Doll
2015
Go
24
10
People of the Songtrail
2015
Go
25
10
Sun Born
2016
Go
26
9
Moon Hunt
2017
Go
27
10
Star Path
2019
Go
28
People of the Canyons
2020
Go
29
Lightning Shell
2022
Go

List of First North Americans Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
People of the Wolf
1990
Go
2
10
People of the Nightland
2007
Go
3
8
People of the Sea
1993
Go
4
10
People of the Raven
2004
Go
5
10
People of the Lightning
1995
Go
6
10
People of the Fire
1990
Go
7
People of the Earth
1992
Go
8
10
People of the Owl
2003
Go
9
10
People of the Lakes
1994
Go
10
10
People of the River
1992
Go
11
10
People of the Silence
1996
Go
12
10
People of the Moon
2005
Go
13
10
People of the Masks
1998
Go
14
10
People of the Weeping Eye
2008
Go
15
10
People of the Thunder
2009
Go
16
10
People of the Mist
1997
Go
17
People of the Longhouse
2010
Go
18
10
The Dawn Country
2011
Go
19
The Broken Land
2012
Go
20
10
People of the Black Sun
2012
Go
21
10
People of the Morning Star
2014
Go
22
10
People of the Songtrail
2015
Go
23
Copper Falcon
2014
Go
24
The Dead Man's Doll
2015
Go
25
10
Sun Born
2016
Go
26
9
Moon Hunt
2017
Go
27
10
Star Path
2019
Go
28
People of the Canyons
2020
Go
29
Lightning Shell
2022
Go

List of Anasazi Mysteries Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

Follows archaeologists solving ancient crimes while uncovering dark secrets of the Ancestral Puebloans and facing dangers that echo through time.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Visitant
1999
Go
2
10
The Summoning God
2000
Go
3
10
Bone Walker
2001
Go

This series was re-issued in 2023 as a 6 book series breaking up the 3 books.

List of Contact: The Battle For America Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Coming of the Storm
2010
Go
2
10
Fire the Sky
2011
Go
3
A Searing Wind
2012
Go

List of Donovan Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Donovan books are Outpost, Abandoned, and Pariah.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Outpost
2018
Go
2
8.5
Abandoned
2018
Go
3
8.5
Pariah
2019
Go
4
7.5
Unreconciled
2020
Go
5
9
Adrift
2021
Go
6
9.5
Reckoning
2022
Go

List of Flight of the Hawk Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
The River
2018
Go
2
The Plains
2019
Go

List of Forbidden Borders Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Requiem for the Conqueror
1991
Go
2
6
Relic of Empire
1992
Go
3
6
Countermeasures
1993
Go

List of Genetic Thriller Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Dark Inheritance
2001
Go
2
6
Raising Abel
2002
Go

List of The Panthera Legacy Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

A banned alternate story of Jesus, with followers facing doubt and a church rewriting history.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Betrayal
2007
Go
2
The Tomb
2025
Go

List of The Peacemaker's Tale Books in Publication Order (with Kathleen O'Neal Gear)

A parent's quest to rescue children from a witch unfolds amid ancient Iroquois warfare, captivity, and uneasy alliances.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
People of the Longhouse
2010
Go
2
10
The Dawn Country
2011
Go
3
The Broken Land
2012
Go
4
Shadowed Forest
2024
Go
5
The Dusk Country
2024
Go
6
Blood Lightning
2024
Go
7
Eclipse Dancer
2024
Go

List of The Peacemaker's Tale Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
People of the Longhouse
2010
Go
2
Shadowed Forest
2024
Go
3
10
The Dawn Country
2011
Go
4
The Dusk Country
2024
Go
5
The Broken Land
2012
Go
6
Blood Lightning
2024
Go
7
Eclipse Dancer
2024
Go

Listing this series by request. Please note the original book "People of the Longhouse" has been re-issued as "People of the Longhouse" and "Shadowed Forest" . So it has just been split into two books.

List of Saga of the Mountain Saga Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Saga of the Mountain Saga books are Coyote Summer, The Morning River, and A Panther's Scream.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Morning River
1996
Go
2
Coyote Summer
1997
Go
3
White Mist Dog
2023
Go
4
A Panther's Scream
2023
Go

List of Saga of the Mountain Saga Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Morning River
1996
Go
2
White Mist Dog
2023
Go
3
A Panther's Scream
2023
Go
4
Coyote Summer
1997
Go

List of Team Psi Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Alpha Enigma
2020
Go
2
Implacable Alpha
2022
Go

List of The Wyoming Chronicles Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Wyoming Chronicles books are Dissolution, Bad Choices, and Fourth Quadrant.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
Dissolution
2021
Go
2
Fourth Quadrant
2022
Go
3
After The Eagle Has Fallen
2023
Go
4
7.3
Bad Choices
2024
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Athena Factor, This Scorched Earth, and The Artifact.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Long Ride Home
1988
Go
2
Big Horn Legacy
1988
Go
3
The Artifact
1990
Go
4
Starstrike
1990
Go
5
Children of the Dawnland (With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
2003
Go
6
6
The Athena Factor
2005
Go
7
9
This Scorched Earth
2018
Go
8
Fracture Event (With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
2021
Go
9
The Foundation
2021
Go
10
Buffalo Justice (With: Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
2025
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Vikings in North America: Pursuing the Myth of Paradise
2015
Go

List of W. Michael Gear Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ridin’ with the Pack
2023
Go
2
Ridin' with the Pack Volume Three
2025
Go
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W. Michael Gear

W. Michael Gear (William Michael Gear) was born on May 20th, 1955 and is currently 71 years old. W. Michael Gear was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

W. Michael Gear is known for writing in the Historical Fiction genre.

W. Michael Gear is the author of the First North Americans series which currently consists of 29 novels. The First North Americans series started in 1990 with the novel People of the Wolf. The most recently released novel in the First North Americans series was Lightning Shell which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the First North Americans series.

W. Michael Gear has a wife who is also an author, Kathleen O\\\'Neal Gear.

W. Michael Gear is married to the author Kathleen O'Neal Gear, together they have co-authored several novels and also won the Owen Wister Award in 2021.

W. Michael Gear: Awards & Accolades

W. Michael Gear won the Owen Wister Award, Saddleman Award, in 2021.

Gear's books have also won multiple awards, People of the Raven won the Spur Awards, Novel of the West, in 2005. Bad Choices won the Spur Awards, Best Western Short Fiction, in 2024.

W. Michael Gear books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Moon Hunt was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Western Historical Novel, in 2018. This Scorched Earth was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Western Historical Novel, in 2019. Dissolution was nominated for the Spur Awards, Best Contemporary Western Novel, in 2022.

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  1. William Golding, author of: Lord of the Flies.
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  4. Michelle Paver, author of: Dark Matter.
  5. Roy Lewis, author of the Inspector John Crow Series.
  6. Peter Dickinson, author of The Ropemaker Series.
  7. Sue Harrison, author of the Ivory Carver Series.
  8. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of the Reindeer Moon Series.
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  10. Vardis Fisher, author of: Mountain Man.

W. Michael Gear: F.A.Q

When was W. Michael Gear Born? How old is W. Michael Gear?

W. Michael Gear was born on May 20th, 1955. W. Michael Gear is currently 71 years old.

Where was W. Michael Gear Born?

W. Michael Gear was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA and is American.

What awards has W. Michael Gear won?

W. Michael Gear has won the following awards: Saddleman Award at the Owen Wister Award (2021).

What book awards has W. Michael Gear won?

People of the Raven: Spur Awards: Novel of the West (2005).
Bad Choices: Spur Awards: Best Western Short Fiction (2024).

What was the first book W. Michael Gear wrote?

The first book written by W. Michael Gear was The Warriors of Spider, published in 1988.

What was the most recent book W. Michael Gear wrote?

His most recently released work was The Tomb on August 26th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by W. Michael Gear?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular W. Michael Gear book is People of the Wolf. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. People of the Wolf (9.00)
  2. Outpost (7.25)
  3. Moon Hunt (9.00)
  4. Sun Born (10.00)
  5. Coming of the Storm (8.00)

What genres does W. Michael Gear Write?

W. Michael Gear primarily writes in the Historical Fiction genre. His work includes sub-genres such as Ancient World Historical Fiction and Prehistoric Fiction.

Are there upcoming new books by W. Michael Gear?

W. Michael Gear does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has W. Michael Gear written?

W. Michael Gear has written 81 books across 21 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in The Athena Trilogy Series
  • 3 books in the Spider Trilogy Series
  • 29 books in the First North Americans Series
  • 3 books in the Anasazi Mysteries Series
  • 3 books in the Contact: The Battle For America Series
  • 6 books in the Donovan Series
  • 2 books in the Flight of the Hawk Series
  • 3 books in the Forbidden Borders Series
  • 2 books in the Genetic Thriller Series
  • 2 books in The Panthera Legacy Series
  • 7 books in The Peacemaker's Tale Series
  • 4 books in the Saga of the Mountain Saga Series
  • 2 books in the Team Psi Series
  • 4 books in The Wyoming Chronicles Series
  • 10 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books

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