People of the River Author:W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear The gripping new saga takes us to the trading people now known as the Mound Builders. People of the River takes us to the capital, Cahokia, where Tharon is chief of a troubled people. The corn crop is failing again, and even the warriors--including Badgertail, the war leader, and Locust, the warrior woman he cannot have--are disgusted by Tharo... more »n's lust for Tribute from Cahokia's many subject villages. Worst of all, the gods have closed the Underworld to Cahokia's seers, and even the most powerful seer, the beautiful Nightshade, cannot break the silence.« less