Native American Historical Fiction

In 1725 the Blackfeet attacked at dawn. In a single, brutal raid, Little Bull's world shatters. He watches helplessly as his brother falls beneath the blade of Lightning On His Face the merciless war chief behind the slaughter. Blood soaks the earth. Vengeance burns in his soul. However revenge demands more than fury; it demands horses, the ultimate weapon of the plains. With his people's survival at stake, Little Bull embarks on a suicide mission; a 150 mile journey through enemy lands to barter with the Cheyenne for horses.

Spanning nearly a century and moving backward in time, A Splendid Indian is a dynamic and inventive collection of linked stories set in the vividly alive world of the fictional Broke Hat rez. Late one August, Samson, a laconic sixteen-year-old, is spending the summer at the general store, intent...