The Holy Road

THE GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL SEQUEL TO DANCES WITH WOLVES with new preface by author Michael Blake. The Comanche people have evaded the white settlers for years, relying on their knowledge of the land and the strength of their warriors for protection. But with the fast encroaching railroad cutting across the countryside, there's nowhere left to go as an independent people. When the white representatives give them an ultimatum - to move to a reservation or face the armies of America - the Comanches must each make the choice for themselves, to accept the imprisonment of their people and the dissolution of their culture, or to suffer inevitable extinction. In this heart-wrenching sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller, Dances With Wolves, all the familiar characters - Stands With A Fist, Kicking Bird, Wind In His Hair, and of course, the man who was Lieutenant John J. Dunbar - return with new, vivid complexity. A novel for any age, The Holy Road sheds compelling light on human resilience, social consequences, and the nature of freedom.

PRAISE FOR THE HOLY ROAD

The Holy Road confirms that Blake's laurels for storytelling and scholarship [for Dances with Wolves] were deserved. The man writes like a poet.
The Baltimore Sun

Epic, tragic . . . Inhuman agony, brilliantly portrayed.
Kirkus Reviews (starred weekly)

A more powerful historical novel [than Dances With Wolves] with a much wider scope. Blake's ability to evoke sadness and joy, action and emotion is as strong as ever, and the ending hits hard."
Publishers Weekly