Ghost Dance [Mass Market Paperback]

John Norman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 1973

"There was little noticeable, little remarkable about Edward Chance, saving perhaps that he had once shot and killed a man....His craft, medicine, was more than a business with him, more than a professional skill. It was a way of healing his own heart too." In GHOST DANCE, it is through Chance's keen eyes and weary heart that readers travel along on a journey of discovery and sorrow. On the run across the plains, Chance stumbles upon Running Horse, a Sioux warrior enacting the sacred and violent ritual of the Sun Dance. Quickly, Chance is pulled into the world of the Sioux people. As their civilization teeters on the brink of destruction, the Sioux perform the mournful and frightening Ghost Dance. Clashes with the white man are rising; the Wounded Knee Massacre approaches, still in the unknown distance; and violence and anger threaten the traditions of a proud and once-great people. Nearby, in her quaint sod house, Miss Lucia Turner awaits the full impact of those clashes. Dust on the horizon signals great change coming to her once-simple life. Lucia will soon become a different kind of woman. With GHOST DANCE author John Norman brings the same vigor and passion of storytelling and imagination that enriches his classic Gor novels to a vivid story of historical upheaval and personal exploration.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 12, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345219244
• ISBN-13: 978-0345219244
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,438,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally Intriguing, January 26, 2012

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This review is from: Ghost Dance (Paperback)

I was very surprised at finding this book as had never heard of it before by Mr. Norman. I have read a couple of the Gor books, and they are their own genre, this is a totaly different expereince. While there are some of the same themes as in the Gor novels he is known for, this book has more than the Dominant male, female submissive overtones. Set in the Dakotas during the last decade of the 1800's, on the reservations and lands of the Native American Indians, it is very historical in nature, and you get caught up in the story, in the characters. Mr. Norman has in this book captured some of the feel of what that tenuous time in this country's history was like, especially between the Indians trying to save their people and culture, and the soldiers of the US government ordered to stamp it out. While probably not completely historically accurate in the details and plot line, it is an intriguing read.