The Holy Road A Novel
The Holy Road A Novel by Michael Blake, published by Villard in 2002, continues the saga of Lieutenant John Dunbar, who became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves. Set eleven years after the events of the original story, this edition spans 339 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in the village of Ten Bears, where Dunbar and his family experience a fragile peace that is shattered by violent confrontations with white soldiers intent on driving the Comanches onto reservations.
Readers will find an exploration of themes such as courage and honor as the story progresses from disquiet to horror and ultimately to rage. The three surviving warriors—Wind In His Hair, Kicking Bird, and Dances With Wolves—face the challenge of war against the white invaders after a devastating attack on their village. As Dunbar realizes he must navigate the world of the white men to rescue his abducted wife and child, the tale delves into the complexities of identity and survival amidst conflict.
Official synopsis Publisher
An unforgettable American story, Dances With Wolves was an international bestseller that has be-come a modern classic. The 1990 film adaptation won seven Academy Awards. In The Holy Road, master storyteller Michael Blake at long last continues the saga.
Eleven years have passed since Lieutenant John Dunbar became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and married Stands With A Fist, a white-born woman raised as a Comanche from early childhood. With their three children, they live peacefully in the village of Ten Bears. But there is unease in the air, caused by increased reports of violent confrontations with white soldiers, who want to drive the Comanches onto reservations-a movement symbolized by the railroad, the white man’s holy road. Disquiet turns to horror, and then to rage, when a band of white rangers descends on Ten Bears’ village, slaughtering half its inhabitants and abducting Stands With A Fist and her infant daughter. The three surviving great warriors-Wind In His Hair, Kicking Bird, and Dances With Wolves -decide they must go to war with the white inva-ders. At the same time, Dances With Wolves realizes that only he can move unnoticed among the white men to rescue his wife and child.
Told with the same sweep, insight, and majesty that have made Dances With Wolves a worldwide phenomenon, The Holy Road is an epic story of courage and honor.
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