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Two Rivers (The Peacemaker Series Book 1) Kindle Edition
The seasoned warrior, unpopular for admonishing the perpetual war and its disastrous consequences, Two Rivers plots a dangerous scheme to extricate Tekeni out of trouble, but events unfold to pit the entire town against them.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 8, 2013
- File size2301 KB
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"...The basis of the story is obviously very well researched and it combines the facts with an entertaining and enjoyable narrative and the three main characters are strong, very likeable and well defined, drawn with insight and warmth..." - Between the Lines, UK leading blogger and reviewer Cathy R.
"... I like visionaries, and Two Rivers certainly qualifies. I like young rebels who stand up for themselves, and Tekeni is a great example. I like strong female characters that are as great as any male character, and Seketa fits the mode. I like great historical fiction, which is exactly what this book is..." - Jerry Beller, the Author Alliance founder and historical fiction author and reader.
"...This is a good start to a series, you get a feel for the way the characters think and how they keep to traditions whilst is also hints at reasons for their current situation, looking forward to reading more of the adventure..." - Rosie Amber, UK leading blogger and book reviewer
"...Ms Saadia has a wonderful knack of showing how human nature remains the same, in any century and in any setting. Her accounts are not wordy, or overly descriptive, and she never tries to be clever, but her characters and situations are so alive..." - Terry Tylor, author and book reviewer from Rosie Amber book reviews team
"...Wow! As based on the history of the Iroquois nation before the democratic system set up, it is a fictional story involving two dynamic heros. When I finished this book I had to read the next..." - Avid reader and history enthusiast J. Long
Product details
- ASIN : B00DTT5KGI
- Publisher : Amazon Digital Services; 1st edition (July 8, 2013)
- Publication date : July 8, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 2301 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 277 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #895,120 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,230 in Native American Literature (Kindle Store)
- #2,159 in Native American Literature (Books)
- #4,460 in U.S. Historical Fiction
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About the author
Zoe Saadia is the author of several novels of pre-Columbian Americas. From the architects of the Aztec Empire to the founders of the Iroquois Great League, from the towering pyramids of Tenochtitlan to the longhouses of the Great Lakes, her novels bring long-forgotten history, cultures and people to life, tracing pivotal events that brought about the greatness of North and Mesoamerica.
Having researched various pre-contact cultures of this continent for more than a decade, she is convinced that it's a shame that such a large part of history was completely overlooked, by historical fiction most of all.
Both Americas have an extremely rich, diverse, fascinating history long before this continent came to contact with the rest of the world
So her professional motto is set. America has not been 'discovered' by other continents, not yet. Maybe not ever. Not in her novels
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Having read and loved all five books in the Rise of the Aztec Series, I wanted to read more books by Zoe Saadia, which led me to her new book, "Two Rivers". This is book one of her new series about the formation of the Iroquois Confederation and, according to legend, how it came to be.
I have been fascinated with the Iroquois Confederacy for well over a decade, as it demonstrates clearly that a large network of rival Native American tribes were able to come together in the pursuit of peace and survival, to form a federation that covered more territory than did the original United States, stretching from the American Southeast all the way into Canada. The Iroquois League included the Seneca, Cayuga, Mohawks, Onondaga and Oneida, and originally was often called the Five Nations. The new alternative name became Six Nations when the Tuscarora join the confederacy in 1722. "Two Rivers" focuses several centuries earlier on the man who inspired the alliance around the 12th or 13th century.
"Two Rivers" follows the legend of the man believed responsible for bringing the rival nations together and forming the Iroquois constitution. This is not his real name, as Ms. Saadia is conscientious when mixing fictional and nonfictional characters.
While there is a wealth of great characters in this first book in the series, three appear important in regard to the series. Much of this first book follows Two Rivers, who is of course central to the story itself. One of the two other primary characters is a young man named Tekeni, captured a couple of years before and finding it unusually difficult to blend in as a full member of this new tribe, which most of the captured typically are able to do. The third character of great consequence is Seketa, a strong-willed, smart, brave teenage female that is not afraid to speak her mind, even to go against powerful members of the tribe on occasion.
Two Rivers is over ten years older than the Tekeni who has reached his late teens, the former already a proven warrior and man, while the latter still considered an unproven and unaccepted pup. The two men share a penchant for getting in trouble with the tribe, Two Rivers because he advocates ideas that conflict with a warring tradition, and Tekeni because he is a teenage foreigner who refuses to accept the ways of his new people.
Their destiny becomes connected when there is a competitive game of Lacrosse to open the book, a game created to give the Creator thanks. Tekeni finds himself in trouble when an older warrior playing with the opposing team plays dirty. Tekeni responds in kind by whopping the aggressor with his stick. The warrior falls injured with a head injury and it appears he might die. Tekeni finds the entire tribe against him, except for Two Rivers who stepped forward to defend the young man, admitting Tekeni perhaps allowed his temper to get the best of him, but insisting that the warrior was the instigator and that Tekeni was merely defending himself.
The story plays out with Tekeni and Two Rivers taking turns getting into trouble with the tribe, until they find themselves both in trouble, setting up the final showdown of book one in this series.
I like visionaries, and Two Rivers certainly qualifies. I like young rebels who stand up for themselves, and Tekeni is a great example. I like strong female characters that are as great as any male character, and Seketa fits the mode. I like great historical fiction, which is exactly what this book is. Ms. Saadia does a great job of mixing fictional characters with real characters, and with writing fiction but taking diligence to be historically accurate. This is a great read as a consequence.
"Two Rivers" by Zoe Saadia earns 5 Stars.
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Plot is well executed and set to the times that it represents. I will be purchasing the rest of the books in this series. It intrigued me as I am from this area and already have some interest in the ancient history of the earlier peoples there.
For the telling of the story, Ms Saadia has focused on a young man called Tekeni, whom Two Rivers befriends, and his love, beautiful little Seketa. We are taken into native American life, internal politics, human short-sightedness, and strife. The description of a bear hunt gave me a thudding heart and I could not read it fast enough. Likewise a desperate fight scene towards the end. Brilliantly written, I was there at every turn, in the village, on the hill overlooking the lake, in the forest. I experienced the emotions of the characters, yet at the same time they stayed in their own era, with their ideas and perceptions, without straying into the twenty-first century (a mistake some history writers make). And I just loved Two Rivers himself!
A real page turner, I would definitely recommend this book, and I am looking forward to reading the sequel.