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A Native American seer and shaman pens a powerful YA fiction novella series based on a vision of an 1870s Apache battle.
An inspiring story of resilience, grit, and perseverance of a young female Apache warrior.
Baguio, Philippines, January 2023
She’s not sacrificing anything without a fight. As a survivor enters an uncertain landscape, can she protect the ones she cherishes?
Posthumously published, the powerful Red With Native Blood is a novella trilogy written by the late Marjorie Carter, a Native American seer and shaman of Cherokee descent, and co-authored by writer Randal Nerhus.
The story begins in Arizona Territory in 1871. Seven-year-old Talks Like Thunder can’t imagine life outside of her Apache family. So after both her parents succumb to deadly disease, her heart is ripped in two when her estranged grandfather takes her to his Chiricahua village. And as she blossoms into a young woman, her extraordinary insights into ancient mystical beliefs transform her into a fierce warrior.
Preparing to defend their sacred land from invading White men, the driven protector falls for a fellow fighter and his words of a brighter future. But when their tribe is captured by U.S. soldiers, Thunder’s years in captivity fuel her to return to those she loves and take revenge on those who stole her innocence.
In Novella Two, Falling Star, readers follow Falling Star’s early shamanic training within a Cheyenne village in present-day Wyoming…
It’s been foretold she will save her people. Can this novice shaman master her art in time to stave off disaster?
Nebraska Territory, 1865. Falling Star fiercely guards her tribe. Orphaned at the tender age of two, the selfless girl pours herself into learning the chants, myths, and healing secrets of a wise old shaman, Raven’s Wing. But with her apprenticeship incomplete, she feels utterly unprepared for the challenge of her village being struck by smallpox.
Confused by a fragmented set of visions, Falling Star clings to the confidence she’s built through years of training. And as she puzzles out her totem deer’s cryptic guidance, she realizes she must convince the entire tribe to follow a new path forward if any are to survive.
Will her undying faith in the Great Spirit help halt the tide of a devastating plague?
Thunder and her amazing journey of bravery reaches an incredible culmination in Novella Three, Singing Wind.
Swept away from home by a bloody warpath, will this young Sioux woman become an unwilling sacrifice or a totem of hope?
Dakota Territory, 1879. Singing Wind is frozen with grief. Carried off by Pawnee warriors as her people are slaughtered, the terrified Lakota girl fears showing emotion will only cause her captors to be more vicious. But any relief that she escaped a torturous fate bleeds into despair when she realizes they mean to execute her on their god’s altar.
Calling on her smoldering hatred to renew her strength, Singing Wind sees an attack by white soldiers as an opportunity to crawl toward freedom. And as she wanders the vast wilderness between Father Sky and Mother Earth, she fights against hunger, thirst, and the endless fear of enemy pursuit.
Can she find refuge before she meets a tragic end?
Author Marjorie Carter has masterfully presented readers with an inspiring story of self-discovery, determination, and courage in the face of immense tragedy and loss. Carter’s exquisite yet powerful writing style has captured the essence of the Native American experience during the 1870s and the dire struggles and calamities that they faced while also displaying the incredible fortitude, respect, and wisdom with which they lived. The late Carter, a seer and shaman of Cherokee descent, wrote Red With Native Blood at her ranch in Mexico in hopes of helping reservation students embrace their heritage.
Arduously completed posthumously, author Randal Nerhus has lovingly curated Marjorie Carter’s remarkable fictional account of one woman’s journey of compassion, and loyalty for the earth. Through three interconnected tales, Talks Like Thunder’s struggle to retain the dignity and freedom integral to her centuries-old culture serves as a reminder of the spiritual strength revealed in Indigenous American history.
If you like authentic historical backdrops, empowered female protagonists, and triumphs of the human spirit, then you’ll love Randal Nerhus and Marjorie Carter’s awe-inspiring odyssey.
The Red With Native Blood novellas, Talks Like Thunder, Falling Star, and Singing Wind, are available now on Amazon Kindle and Audible.
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