I received an incredible review for my Spur-winning novel Bound for the Promise-Land -and a great one of the new Wolf Creek mystery western I edited and co-wrote -over at the Western Fictioneers blogspot, from Kathleen Rice Adams.
"Told entirely through Alfred's eyes, the story is brutal in many places
and remarkably tender in others. If it isn’t already, the book should be
required reading alongside classics by Mark Twain, William Faulkner,
and other authors known for the historic and cultural significance of
their work.
Impeccably researched and exceptionally written, Bound for the Promise-Land packs an enormous emotional and intellectual punch..."
I am both honored and humbled by this reaction to the work I am proudest of. Read the whole thing HERE... and if you haven't read the book, Check it out.
Monday, February 11, 2013
"A wholly engaging read and an important work of literature"
Troy D. Smith was born in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee in 1968. He has waxed floors, moved furniture, been a lay preacher, and taught high school and college. He writes in a variety of genres, achieving his earliest successes with westerns -his first published short story appeared in 1995 in Louis L'Amour Western Magazine, and he won the Spur Award in 2001 for the novel Bound for the Promise-Land (being a finalist on two other occasions.) He received his PhD in history from the University of Illinois, and is currently teaching history at Tennessee Tech.
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You have every right to be proud of that novel, Troy. It's still haunting me. Now I'm looking forward to reading GOOD REBEL SOIL. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm deeply honored by your endorsement, Kathleen.
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