A beautifully written collection of adventure/mystery novels, the Jake Montana Mystery Series is an exciting mix of cowboy, futuristic science and Native American mysticism. Jake tackles problems any teenaged boy would face - in this case her name is Pamela Kramer - and problems some teenagers only dream about - such as a flight back through time and space to the Wild Wild West. It is just this kind of spectacular imagery coupled with well-crafted characters, humor and cliff-hanger thrills that make it a successful series of quality young adult novels.
Book 1 – MATTER OF DESTINY
The ancient power courses through Jake’s veins, the power to travel the mystical path between life and death, past and future. In the beginning the gateway opens in dreams - and Jake Montana has been having killer dreams. Even now he struggles to wake up, helpless to resist as images of the future assault him. Once again it begins on the edge of a cliff. Jake stands alone, in tribal dress. He leaps into a whirling kaleidoscope of strange images: a runaway stallion, a beautiful damsel in distress and at the whirlpool’s end – a mysterious Indian warrior named White Cloud.
Fighting for breath, Jake is paralyzed by the dream’s powerful grip. As if reaching the surface after a deep dive, he bolts up in bed and sucks in a lungful of air. “It happened again, boy,” Jake whispers, “Worse than ever”. He reaches a hand out to his Golden Retriever, Wolf, who whines and nudges his leg. “This time I saw my dad die – and somehow I’ve got to stop it.”
Fourteen-year-old Jake Montana is the great-grandson of Blackbear, the last great Sioux Medicine Man. Caught between the ranching world of his white father and the mystical traditions of his Sioux mother, Jake must learn to use the power passed on to him through the generations to save his father's life. Aided by the brilliant and beautiful Pamela Kramer and his Golden Retriever, Wolf, Jake is catapulted into a mystery that changes his life. Forever.
Book 1 – MATTER OF DESTINY
The ancient power courses through Jake’s veins, the power to travel the mystical path between life and death, past and future. In the beginning the gateway opens in dreams - and Jake Montana has been having killer dreams. Even now he struggles to wake up, helpless to resist as images of the future assault him. Once again it begins on the edge of a cliff. Jake stands alone, in tribal dress. He leaps into a whirling kaleidoscope of strange images: a runaway stallion, a beautiful damsel in distress and at the whirlpool’s end – a mysterious Indian warrior named White Cloud.
Fighting for breath, Jake is paralyzed by the dream’s powerful grip. As if reaching the surface after a deep dive, he bolts up in bed and sucks in a lungful of air. “It happened again, boy,” Jake whispers, “Worse than ever”. He reaches a hand out to his Golden Retriever, Wolf, who whines and nudges his leg. “This time I saw my dad die – and somehow I’ve got to stop it.”
Fourteen-year-old Jake Montana is the great-grandson of Blackbear, the last great Sioux Medicine Man. Caught between the ranching world of his white father and the mystical traditions of his Sioux mother, Jake must learn to use the power passed on to him through the generations to save his father's life. Aided by the brilliant and beautiful Pamela Kramer and his Golden Retriever, Wolf, Jake is catapulted into a mystery that changes his life. Forever.
