The Sacred Stones: A Novel of the First Americans

by William Sarabande

Book Overview

Courageous, passionate men and women battle for survival of their clans--in the shadow of the great mammoth who speaks with thunder . . . As the massive glaciers fade and the wide seas rise, the warm grasslands of the Americas bring prosperity to the gentle People of the Red World, followers of the Great Ghost Spirit, the White Mammoth. But farther north, where the harsh dry winds howl, another nation, the People of the Watching Star, are enmeshed with legends of an evil shaman and the man-eating monster called the wanawut. Relentlessly they have hunted the mammoth to near extinction. Now, as raiders and ravagers they are coming south to invade the villages of the People of the Red World. The only ones who can prevent the murder of innocents and the final slaughter of the mammoth are a young boy shaman to whom the animals speak, a man whose strength equals his conviction, and a woman who hopes that, beyond violence and cruelty, humankind will recognize a stronger power--the force of love.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055329105X
• ISBN13: 9780553291056
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

The Sacred Stones

Again William Sarabande has hit the mark!!! Gutsy story, full of wonderful dialog, and well researched history of the First Americans. I couldnt put the book down. He nails his caracters with the first introduction to them in the story line, and builds upon them as they play vital roles in the story. Will look forward to more of his works as they come available. Thank you for a wonderful reading sensation.

New land, new people some great storyteller!

I did wonder at the start why they are following the owl, a Native American symbol of death, at the beginning of the story, until I got it. It did put a small sad level of the inevitability of history in the story that we could have done without, but that is all in the future.I found it interesting how the author had the characters understand their history as a people with all of the gaps and missing and re-invented parts to make up for the loss of the old knowledge kept by the "Blue Faces". When I found out what the "Sacred Stones" were and what there people thought they were and what they could do I was left shaking my head at their lack of knowledge. How could they forget that they are...ah,well, then I realized that the author had drawn me in and I was hooked to the new series. We must learn new ways.

The Sacred Stones

Another good book by Sarabande. You'll enjoy reading this one.

Adventure on a grand scale!

Couldn't put it down. There is something wise and wonderful in this often blood curdling book. No wonder Western Writers of America voted it one of the outstanding paperback originals of the nineties. As always, Sarabande takes his readers on a rivetting journey back in time. The spirit of the past four novels in the series is alive and well in a new and astounding era of prehistory. I love the new characters! There is something almost Arthurian about them.

Beginning of new series!!!

After having read and enjoyed Beyond the Sea of Ice, Corridor of Storms, Forbidden Land and Walkers of the Wind, I was looking forward to reading the continuation of The First Americans series. After having read the first 110 pages of Sacred Stones last night, I am wondering what became of the cast of the first four novels. I think that it should be pointed out that the following books are not directly continuing the earlier books. I am enjoying them, but I hope to find out what happened in between the ages that the story skips.