Distant Drums

By Diane Carey

Tidewater Virginia, 1832. A young country grinds toward civil war, and one man torn between two worlds will transform many lives in his struggle for identity and power. Dorian Trozen has his slave... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055328620X
• ISBN13: 9780553286205
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Domain
• Length: 707 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Superb.

I don't normally read historical novels. I picked this one up because somehow it got nominated for the libertarian Prometheus Award (which usually goes to science fiction.) I was very pleasantly surprised. The characters are vivid and original, the plotting interesting, and the storyline zings along like a first rate thriller. I particularly enjoyed the dialogue of the Dorien Trozen character -- he's like a character out of an Ayn Rand novel, with more dry wit. Be forewarned, however, that this is the first book of a trilogy, the third book of which was never published. Ms. Carey, can't you find another publisher for Hail Nation? Check out publishing opportunities at pulpless.com -- you could publish over the Internet, cheap. We're dying out here.