Real People
4 primary works
Book 1
Book 3
The overthrow of the Ani-Kutani leaves the Real People without defense against the Suwalis, a rival tribe preparing to wage a war of conquest.In the struggle to achieve peace and create a new social order, one man, the last of the Ani-Kutani, the only priest who was not killed, holds the key to the future of the Real People.
Book 5
The Long Way Home tells the story of Deadwood Lighter, an aging priest who is forced to act as an interpreter for the powerful conquistador, Don Hernando De Soto. Deadwood Lighter attempts to escape and warn the Real People of De Soto's coming.
Book 7
In the seventh novel of Robert J. Conley's saga of the Real People, a young and untested Cherokee witnesses the death of his brother at the hands of a Seneca warrior and vows to retaliate. His trek north into enemy country could have fateful consequences for both the Cherokee and the Seneca peoples, setting off a cycle of ambush and revenge that could spark all-out war.