Bearer of the Pipe

Spanish Bit Saga #24

by Don Coldsmith

From his auspicious birth, Wolf Pup has demonstrated an instinct for the ways of the wild. Yet it is in the lodge of his grandfather Singing Wolf that he seeks his true calling medicine man and future bearer of the Story Skins, the pipe, and the sacred Spanish bit. But before he can claim his destiny Wolf Pup must undertake a perilous vision quest. He must learn to see through the eyes of the deer, soar with the red-tailed hawk, sit coiled with the snake in the grass. Then a whirlwind of terror, an instant of destruction, will leave his village in ruins and chase the life-giving herds of buffalo across the horizon and beyond the People's reach. Suddenly Wolf Pup discovers that the burden of being Pipe Bearer may require the most profound and painful sacrifice of all.

Genres: Westerns, Historical, Historical Fiction, Native American, Fiction

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1995

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

[Lewis Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book - well written.

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don Coldsmith writes a good, well researched historical. There is a lot of drama and a fast page turner. I look forward to reading his next book "Medicine Hat"

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

i know i don't like using this word but i adore this book.

[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

[Quinton Guillaume]

good