"Taking readers on a journey through the lavish Hidden Atlantis Casino, where no clocks hang on the walls, to the timeless realm of mysterious and death-dealing spirits, Dennis E. Staples delivers an otherworldly story that's haunting, darkly humorous, and chock full of fascinating Native lore." —Nick Medina, author of Indian Burial GroundJoin Dennis Staples at Blue House Books on Thursday, March 20th at 6:30 p.m. as part of his book release for "Passing Through a Prairie Country"! Dennis will be discussing his latest book with fellow horror writer Christina Henry ("Good Girls Don't Die"), answering questions from the audience, and signing books!
The event is free, but registration is required. Register here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1719820250320
ABOUT PASSING THROUGH A PRAIRIE COUNTRY:
For decades, a dark force has terrorized the Languille Lake reservation. Only spoken of in whispers as “the sandman,” he lurks in the Hidden Atlantis Lake Resort and Casino, the reservation’s main attraction and source of revenue, leeching its patrons’ dreams and ambitions and also preventing the ghosts that linger there from moving on. Fleeing a breakup, Marion Lafournier, a mid-twenties Ojibwe, seeks solace in the slot machine’s siren song. Here he falls afoul of the sandman, an encounter Marion barely escapes through the timely intervention of his cousins Alana and Cherie, who both work at the casino and are intimately aware of the sandman’s power. Meanwhile, Glenn Nielan, only recently out of the closet and an aspiring documentarian, hopes to capture the faces of the Ojibwe land while experiencing the casino’s thrills. But he will learn that all who choose to play the sandman’s games are in danger of falling into his grasp.
Marion and Alana are members of the Bullhead clan, a family with ties to a sacred past and a fierce determination to ensure their future. Alana, with her seven-fire sight, is the only person to fully grasp the danger the sandman poses. Aware of Marion’s occasional ability to navigate the spirit world, she enlists his aid in defeating this wraith. But the power and reach of the sandman go far beyond Alana’s worst fears. Soon she and Marion find themselves in a battle for their lives and for the souls of the reservation’s residents, both the living and the dead.
ABOUT DENNIS STAPLES:
Dennis E. Staples is an Ojibwe writer from Bemidji, Minnesota, and the author of "This Town Sleeps". He holds an MFA in fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts and is a graduate of the 2018 Clarion West Writers Workshop and a recipient of the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship. His work has appeared in "Asimov's Science Fiction" and "Nightmare magazine". He is a member of the Red Lake Nation.
ABOUT CHRISTINA HENRY:
Christina Henry is a horror and dark fantasy author whose works include "Horseman", "Near the Bone", "The Ghost Tree", "Looking Glass", "The Girl in Red", "The Mermaid", "Lost Boy", "Alice", "Red Queen", and the seven-book urban fantasy Black Wings series.
She enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on, and watching movies with samurai, zombies, and/or subtitles in her spare time. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son. Learn more online at www.christinahenry.net.
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5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140
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