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Black Hills by Dan Simmons
I just finished a book that was absolutely enjoyable for me. This was the first thing I had read by Simmons and I can assure you it will not be the last. Without giving anything away, I highly recommend it.
It is historical fiction about the American West. Very well researched, but fresh and inventive at the same time.
April 25, 2011 at 8:24 am
Since the above post, I have read several more novels by Dan Simmons. All were enjoyable, but my favorites were Ilium and Olympos. These were a two-book series that was a combination view of the world far in the future combined with an account of the Trojan War. Sounds very odd, but it works for me.
Also very good are The Terror and Drood.