The First Chief, Ahjeed

About the Book

Chief Ahjeed, son of a Chief, finds himself unprepared as he faces events beyond his comprehension.

Should he challenge the Legends of his People and the advice of his Far-Seer'er and lead his tribe to a different future?

Will the Spirits, the guiding lights in the night sky approve or bring down the wrath of the Gods?

Follow the quest of Ahjeed the Chief as he struggles to make decisions that will change the life of his People and all those who follow.

About the Author

Amicus, aka John Cole, had a career as a radio talk show host in Honolulu, Hawaii and Portland, Oregon. He is now partially retired but still writing and working for a small newspaper.

Mr. Cole has previously published a political treatise, A Call to Convention, A Call to Arms, 1984 and a romantica collection of short stories, Surprises of Love, ISBN 1413731007, released in 2004.

The First Chief, Ahjeed, is the first of six planned volumes depicting the fictional history of a group of native Americans during the transition from ?hunter gatherer?s? to an agricultural and pastoral society. Volume two, The First Chief, Sahjeed Deeda, takes place ten generations or approximately three hundred years later and will be published in late 2005.

Mr. Cole welcomes comments at amicusveritasb@yahoo.com.