Spanish Bit Saga, Volume Five: A Classic Western Series (Books #22-#27)

In this latest volume of the Spanish Bit Saga, Don Coldsmith continues his critically acclaimed saga of the People. In Child of the Dead, an old Indian woman rescues a child with smallpox in one of the epidemics which decimated the Indians in the 18th Century. The child is the only survivor of another tribe and Running Deer's people warn her not to touch the girl. But Running Deer has no reason for living since her husband died. The child recovers and Running Deer finds a new reason to live—until the girl decides she wants to be reunited with her own people. In Bearer of the Pipe, a new generation comes of age to carry on the legacy of a proud and noble culture. In Medicine Hat, Pipe Bearer, the young shaman of the Elk-Dog people dreams of a powerful spirit horse—one bearing distinctive, hat-like markings on its head and ears—and knows he is being sent an important message. Soon after, a colt is born bearing the exact markings he dreamed about and he is directed to undertake a long qu