Thunderstick

Spanish Bit Saga #21

by Don Coldsmith

Singing Wolf has reached his seventeenth summer, and the time has come to prove himself as a hunter. . . and a lover. But Singing Wolf has a rival in the hunt for buffalo and in the courtship of the beautiful woman called Rain.

He is a handsome stranger from the eastern band of the People, and he has brought a weapon of extraordinary power, magic, and danger: the thunderstick. Their enemies already have the death-dealing muskets, and if the People are to survive they must have them, too.

To learn the way of the thunderstick, Singing Wolf must overcome his jealousy and accept the teaching of White Feathers . . . even as their love for the same woman threatens to destroy their clans.

Genres: Westerns, Native American, Fiction, Historical Fiction

226 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Don Coldsmith was an American author of primarily Western fiction. A past president of Western Writers of America, Coldsmith wrote more than 40 books, as well as and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His “Spanish Bit Saga,” a series of related novels, helped to re-define the Western novel by adopting the point of view of the Native Americans, rather than the European immigrants.

Reviews

[sarg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The elk dog people obtained the thunder stick their first rifles. This story is about singing wolf and his promised girl Rain. And learning about the use of thunder sticks. These books are quick and easy reads 225 pages and about the Indian life before the western expansion. Gave it 4 stars

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[Eric Flora · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much....would not waste my time again on this book or recommend it...but....it was FREE.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good "Western" story. It's actually not like your normal American Western tale. Lots of nicely developed characters and a nice continuing storyline. Recommended

[Sue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much about the "thunderstick".