Peyote Fire By Mary S. Black

Publication Date: October 25, 2014

Writers Press

Formats: Ebook, Trade Paperback

Pages: 350


Genre: Historical Fiction







Deer Cloud is painting the stories of the gods when tragedy changes his life. He is called to walk the shaman path and bring the buffalo through his visionary power. The evil Stone Face will do anything to thwart Deer Cloud’s growing strength. Jumping Rabbit, a lusty female shaman, decides to mentor him and ends up taking him to bed. She introduces him to a powerful spirit plant to counter the effects of the dangerous wolf flower. When buffalo are spotted, Stone Face challenges Deer Cloud to call the beasts with his new power. With Jumping Rabbit’s help, Deer Cloud changes Rain Bringer society forever.



This book brings to life people who lived over 4,000 years ago in the southwest Texas canyonlands known as the Lower Pecos, near the confluence of the Devils and Pecos rivers with the Rio Grande. These ancient people painted over 300 currently known rock art murals, some of which can be viewed today. Archaeologists have also found evidence of a huge bison jump in a small canyon in that region that points to a catastrophic event in the lives of these people so long ago. This book is based on extensive research and is the first novel to examine these events.

About the Author

Mary S. Black fell in love with the Lower Pecos more than twenty years ago. Since then she has studied the archaeology and related ethnography of the area with numerous scholars. She has an Ed.D. from Harvard University in Human Development and Psychology and lives in Austin with her husband, an archaeologist, and two cats.

For more information please visit Mary's website. You can also connect with her on Facebook and Goodreads.

Peyote Fire Blog Tour Schedule

Thursday, November 13

Interview at Boom Baby Reviews



Monday, November 17

Review at Oh, For the Hook of a Book!



Tuesday, November 18

Interview at Oh, For the Hook of a Book!



Monday, November 24

Spotlight & Giveaway at Passages to the Past



Monday, December 8

Review at Broken Teepee

Spotlight at Book Nerd



Tuesday, December 9

Spotlight at CelticLady's Reviews



Wednesday, December 10

Review at With Her Nose Stuck in a Book

Spotlight at Just One More Chapter



Monday, December 15

Guest Post at Historical Fiction Connection



Tuesday, December 16

Spotlight & Giveaway at Peeking Between the Pages



Thursday, December 18

Review at Svetlana's Reads and Views