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A timeless tale of conflict between two societies set against a backdrop of ancient magic, mammoth hunts, and secret rituals in France and the distant past of the Americas. When the women of the patriarchal Tribe of the Horse are fatally poisoned by tainted water, the men kidnap the women of the matriarchal Tribe of the Red Deer. A captivating historical fantasy novel featuring women warriors and a matriarchal tribe of the Red Deer, set against a backdrop of ancient magic, mammoth hunts, and secret rituals in France and the distant past of the Americas. The first book in the Reindeer Hunters series.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction
Authors: Joan Wolf
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