Ghost Warrior

by Lucia St. Clair Robson

Book Overview

For more than a century, Apaches have kept alive the memory of their hero Lozen. Lozen, valiant warrior, revered shaman, and beautiful woman, fought alongside Geronimo, Cochise, and Victorio, holding... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812576098
• ISBN13: 9780812576092
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

An Apache Story that Needed to be Told

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up a copy of GHOST WARRIOR for I had never read any of Lucia Robson's novels. I have a love for Native American and western history, so I thought it was worth a try. I finished the book about a week later, and was simply amazed at what I had read. I thought the book was very well written and was a compelling story that grabbed my attention at the very beginning and has held it ever since. Ms. Robson's book made a significant impression on me. It inspired me to spend the next several months reading Apache Indian history. I didn't realize how good the book was until I really understood how much research the author had done to be able to tell this story with so much passion, detailed knowledge and competence. The book followed the history of the Apache Indian wars accurately, but it also gave me insight into what her Native American, and American characters must have been like beyond the historical facts. I had to keep reminding myself that her book was a novel, and by definition novels distort history. But I found her depiction of history was in many cases more accurate than some of the histories I have read, and it was exciting, sad, outrageous, fun, and gives a profile in American history that deserves wide attention. Ms. Robson tells a complex tale that centered around Lozen, an Apache warrior and Shaman of the Chiricahua Apache band. The complexity of the story increases as her novel follows Lozen's long life as a warrior. The Apaches struggled for survival against western expansion pre and post civil war, against the ever present Mexican army, other hostile indians, the invading gold rush and it's inherent lawlessness and the best troops the US Army could deliver. Lozen, the main character, was one of the only Apache warriors, male or female, to fight with all of the great Apache Chiefs over a 30 year period right up to their final battles. Their mission was survival of their race.GHOST WARRIOR is an ambitious work, and I not only recommend it to family and friends, I rave about it. I've noticed that Ms Robson's best selling work makes noticeable improvements with each new book. I'm looking forward to her next book; it can't come out soon enough! A reader in Arlington, VA

F.Y.I.

To be accurate, I'm the writer as well as a reader.In answer to the objection to using the name Dineh to describe the Apaches when the word itself is Navajo: The Navajo and Apache both speak the Athapascan language. They share vocabulary and many cultural traits such as the ceremony for girls at puberty. James L. Haley, in his book APACHES: A History and Culture Portrait, says they called themselves Tin-eh-ah, The People. They also referred to themselves Indeh and Indah, and Indah is the more often used term. Also, Apaches do talk to white people about Lozen. One talked to me about her at great length and with no prompting. The old ones, like James Kaywaykla, mention her in their memoirs, and of course she's written about in Apache Mothers and Daughters by Ruth McDonald Boyer and Narcissus Duffy Gayton, a descendent of Lozen's niece. Thanks for the comments about GHOST WARRIOR. I take note of any inaccuracies and will correct them in the next edition.

"Ghost Warrior" review

I highly recommend Lucia St. Clair Robsons' book "Ghost Warriors". The book not only transports you back to the western historical terrain and people of the late 1800s but Robson gives you a fascinating insight of the Apache Indian Tribe and the white men through her characters of Lozen and Rafe. When reading this book, the people are so real you feel their joy and their pain. It is almost impossible to quit reading this book until the very last page."Ghost Warriors" is one of her best reads and it's like a good cup of coffee - you savor every drop and when it's gone you wish for more!Fans of James Michener, John Jakes and the late Louis L'Amour should add Robson to their must read list. I have!

One of Lucia's best - right up there with "Ride The Wind"

Lozen, an Apache Warrior blessed with far-sight and horse magic, is a wonderful subject for Lucia's rich tapestry woven from The Old West. Well-researched and detailed, Ghost Warrior puts you there in the daily life of the Apaches and the wide assortment of white people living in the same time and space - so realistic, I needed to wash the dust out of my hair and empty the dirt out of my shoes while reading it. Best of all, this story of the Chiricahua Apaches and their war with everybody is so well told, it is hard to put down and impossible to forget. After reading this, I went back to re-read Ride The Wind again - yes it's on that level.