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The Rock Child
Paperback
Series: Native Spirit Adventures, Book 4
FantasyMystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9780692203736
Publisher: Wordworx Publishing
Published: May 29 2015
Pages: 520
Weight: 1.66
Height: 1.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Packed with drama, adventure, humor, the lore of American Indians and Tibetan Buddhists, plus unforgettable historical characters, this book is a dazzling tour de force and a deeply moving story. A wild mythic novel of the American West. The climax would satisfy the Buddha himself!- Library Journal
An unlikely trio comprised of the Shoshone Indian Asie, a Tibetan nun, and Sir Richard Burton-the famous soldier and explorer-flees from the Utah Territory to California in 1862. The Destroying Angel of the Mormon Church, Porter Rockwell, pursues them relentlessly. The journey is jam-packed with unforgettable incidents and colorful characters, including a fledgling journalist named Mark Twain. In the end Asie discovers why he was named the Rock Child, what it means to be a man of color in America, what spiritual path will nurture him, who his people are, and the strength of love.
Reviews
Blevins, whose book Stone Song fictionalized the life of the legendary Crazy Horse, has stated his aim is to write 'mythic novels of the American West.' He meets that goal in The Rock Child.- Library Journal'Life is a flabbergaster, ' says Asie Taylor, hero of Win Blevins's The Rock Child, a story that will flabbergast every reader who opens it. This is a rich, funny, fascinating, meaningful, and memorable novel from the author of that incredible masterpiece about Crazy Horse, Stone Song. -Rocky Mountain News
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