William Sarabande


William Sarabande is the pen name for Joan Lesley Hamilton Cline who was born in Hollywood, California. Cline began writing at the age of 17 and was first published in 1979.
"Bill" is primarily known as the author of the First Americans series of novels published by Bantam Books and lives near Big Bear Lake, California.

Wolves of the Dawn

First published in 1986, Wolves of the Dawn is the tale of an ancient clan of Celtic Britain at the beginning of the Bronze Age.

First Americans Book Series

Set in the ice age, this series of books tell the story of the first people to enter America from Siberia, trekking through the Bering strait. The books are well written and provide an insight into what life might have been like for our ancestors. Life was harsh and the books
describe a reality very different to that described in the books by Jean M. Auel.
There are eleven books in the First Americans series. The first four telling the story of Torka and his family, the next five tell about the lives of another group of people. The final two books in the series are about new families once again.