Black Hills by Dan Simmons
Signed by the author
Black Hills is an important and revelatory novel, the most singular accomplishment to date by the always unpredictable Dan Simmons.
Black Hills by Dan Simmons
First edition
Signed by the author in a limited, deluxe and numbered edition
Number 426 of 500 copies
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has a very light edge crease. Signed edition. Heavy hardcover.
Publishing Info: Subterranean Press, Burton MI, 2010
ISBN: 9781596063129
Illustrated by Ken Rosenthal
Black Hills is an important and revelatory novel, the most singular accomplishment to date by the always unpredictable Dan Simmons. With empathy and great narrative power, it illuminates a significant chapter in the nation s history, and takes us deep into the heart of an extraordinary American life. The story begins at the Battle of Little Big Horn in June of 1876. Eleven-year-old Paha Sapa (whose name, in the Lakota dialect, means Black Hills ), is present at the precise moment of Custer s death, a moment that will have enormous ramifications. The narrative that follows encompasses eighty years of highly charged history and ranges from the eponymous (and sacred) Black Hills of South Dakota to the Dust Bowls of the Great Depression to the emerging face of Mount Rushmore, where an astonishing revelation awaits. On one level, Black Hills is a story of profound and inescapable loss: of family, of cultural heritage, of the ancient gods that once dominated the Lakota's world. On another, it is a visionary account of love, hope, and unexpected discovery, and a meditation on the Mystery that lies 'at the heart of the heart of the universe.' Absorbing, moving, and constantly surprising, Black Hills is, by any standard, a major novel, another landmark achievement in a constantly evolving career.
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