The Dark Way

The Real People #2

by Robert J. Conley

Based on oral histories and Native American folklore, a story recreating a dramatic event in Cherokee legend--the overthrow of the priests--recounts the suffering, abuse, and human sacrifice that forced a people to rise up in rebellion. Reprint.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Native American, Fiction

10 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1993

About the author

Robert J. Conley was a Cherokee author and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, a federally recognized tribe of American Indians. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Conley intersperses the narrative with traditional Cherokee tales, which bothered me in the first book because I was into the story, but now I'm used to it and I like that the reader is exposed to a more thorough understanding of Cherokee culture. Although this is shelved in adult (and in Westerns, even though technically it's an Eastern) I think it would be good for young adult audiences as well. There's very little cursing and no explicit sex, and less violence than The Hunger Games.

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