Hale Mednik

The Twelve Tribes

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ABOUT

Kidnapped from her parents at age five and baptized into the brand new Santa Cruz mission, Esther grows up an abused neophyte in slavery to the Spanish. In the year 1806, she makes a desperate escape into the vast wilderness of Northern California. She runs only to find freedom, but by chance, she meets a mysterious people called the Twelve Tribes. They have a strange culture based upon astrology, in which each tribe follows a different sign from their own unique zodiac, based upon California indigenous animals. As Esther travels among them, she searches for a home and a husband among the tribes. But first, she must find healing, cast out her demons, and reawaken her slumbering sexuality. Wandering north, she experiences California as it was when hundreds of small tribes lived by the rhythms of nature and the ancient laws of treaty, trade, and tribute.

    

Comments

All reviews and comments are unsolicited. 

 

The Twelve Tribes is becoming one of my all time favorite books.  I stopped reading with two pages to go, because I didn't want it to end.

-Kathleen, White Raven

 

This is the first book in five years that has really gotten to me.  All I want to do when I get home is curl up in bed and read.  When I fall asleep, I wake up in the morning with drool all over the pages

–  Julie Puliam

 

My brain needed a vacation and your book was perfect for that.  I read it in three days.  That was quite an adventure. – Rachael – Santa Cruz, Ca

 

I find Hale’s book so readable that it’s hard to put down.  He knows how to tell a good tale and has a very appealing writing style.  The eroticism is an added bonus.

–Paul Coran, Federal Judge

 

 This is one of the few books that I never get tired of reading. Your first time through will be a stunning revelation, an amazing insight into the heroine’s character; as soon as you read the last page you’ll inevitably turn back to the beginning to find anything and everything you may have missed. The characters seem like enemies and friends and family. The plot twists in unpredictable, surprising, elaborate ways. The dialogue is intelligent. And, most importantly, all of these elements blend together so well that you’ll wonder why in the world everyone hasn’t read Hale Mednick’s The Twelve Tribes. Ashland – Santa Cruz, Ca

 

I am *finally* reading your book and absolutely loving it.  I am going to have to put your book down soon so I can read one I have to finish for a book club. I am having a really hard.time doing that! – Leilani, Santa Cruz, Ca

 

 

I’ve enjoyed this book more than I’ve enjoyed any others in a long time. -Jennifer S. 

 

This is now my favorite book.  Everyone should read this book.  Esther is a character that everyone will be able to relate to. It was a truly healing novel for me. -Shannon

 

I can’t believe you are so talented!  I didn’t know you were this talented.  You weren’t wasting your time after all! -my mother

 

I loved your book!  I carried it around with me wherever I went and couldn’t go anywhere without it.  I read it in five days. -Johanna Jeffries

 

This author weaves astrology and Native American beliefs into this beautiful book.

–Avalon Visions

I put the book down for awhile, because I did not want it to end.  But now I miss Esther. -Oucia Hutchins

 

I allowed myself to finish the book.  This is the best book I have ever read.  Thank you for the magic. -Oucia Hutchins (pt 2)

 

A compelling and interesting read. –USABookNews Finalist in best spiritual fiction category. 

 

I can’t put it down.  I’m pissed I don’t have more time to read it. -Stephania Bednar

 

I wasn’t getting any sex at night while my girlfriend was reading your book. -Mike

 

 I’ve enjoyed this book more than I’ve enjoyed any book in a long time.  I couldn’t put it down. -Jennifer on Book Muse

 

Holy Smokes—was it just last week I told you I was on page 400?  Now I’m on 560.  This is the longest book I’ve ever read.   Gotta run.  Gotta read on. -Dawn Hruby

 

I felt lost after I finished reading the book, like something was missing.  I enjoy sinking into “Esther World”. -Dawn Hruby (Pt 2)

 

 I loved The Twelve Tribes!  It was a good story tied together with an entire philosophy!  Is this an astrology you created?   It’s beautiful! Yes! To self -publishing! -Victoria Principal of Black Rock High

 

I love this book! –J.J.

 

I think this is one of the best books I’ve ever read. – Stephanie

 

Finished a few weeks ago…. I liked it.  It kept me entertained, and I really needed that…. -Misty Vine

 

Hi Hale! I just read your book in like 9 days and it was AWESOME!!! Really good! As I finished up the last few pages this morning, I wished I had the 1400 pg version! Let me know if you ever write another book. Izza, Vermont

 

 

i’m in love w ur book. i just finished owl tribe. i’ve been sick the past few days and just reading most of the day, which is kind of ok, cuz its hard to put the book down….i love descriptions of the landscapes, the sensory details, bits of history. i love the adventure, its so engaging, exciting, like ‘where r we going next?’ i really identify w esther in many ways, and the places i don’t resonate w, i feel compassion for. i enjoy how it is told from a objective p.o.v., mostly from her experience, but sometimes showing the perspective of other characters. its so captivating, the richness and depth of the way different people live. i love the astrology theme constantly running thru, following the cycle of the moon. each chapter introduces a whole new set of characters, which can b tricky to keep up w, but u masterfully engage the reader and make us care about and easily follow so many people. Erin, Santa Cruz

 

 

Hi Hale, It was hard to put it down.  I can imagine a yearlong miniseries, with maybe two hour episodes per tribe. The way you tied up so many details in the last chapter, you’ve even left room for a sequel. -Jerry Kessler

  

I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading The Twelve Tribes.  It was a really fun adventure, and I really enjoyed the astrological story structure. -John ‘Tick’ Tickner 

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