I’m very happy to announce that my
acclaimed western novel THE PEACEMAKER, previously published by
Sundown Press, has been re-issued as an e.book by Andride Press, as of July
2021.
The book is set in Arizona in
1871. It describes a perilous mission to end the war between the white man and
the Chiricahua Apaches under their great chief, COCHISE.
The cover design is by RICHARD
HEARN.
Meanwhile, here’s the BLURB for THE PEACEMAKER:
BLURB:
Eighteen-year-old scout Calvin
'Choctaw' Taylor believes he can handle whatever life throws his way. He’s been
on his own for several years, and he only wants to make his mark in the world.
When he is asked to guide peace emissary Sean Brennan and his adopted Apache
daughter, Nahlin, into a Chiricahua Apache stronghold, he agrees—but then has
second thoughts. He’s heard plenty about the many ways the Apache can kill a
man. But Mr. Brennan sways him, and they begin the long journey to find
Cochise—and to try to forge a peace and an end to the Indian Wars that have
raged for so long. During the journey, Choctaw begins to understand that there
are some things about himself he doesn’t like—but he’s not sure what to do
about it. Falling in love with Nahlin is something he never expected—and finds
hard to live with. The death and violence, love for Nahlin and respect for both
Cochise and Mr. Brennan, have a gradual effect on Choctaw that change him. But
is that change for the better? Can he live with the things he’s done to survive
in the name of peace?
And here’s an EXTRACT from THE PEACEMAKER:
EXTRACT:
Choctaw blinked sweat and sunspots out of his eyes and began to lower the field
glasses; then he glimpsed movement.
He used the glasses again, scanning nearer ground, the white sands. He saw
nothing.
And then two black specks were there suddenly, framed against the dazzling
white. They might have dropped from the sky.
They grew bigger. Two horsebackers coming this way, walking their mounts. As he
watched they spurted into rapid movement, whipping their ponies into a hard run
towards him.
The specks swelled to the size of horses and men. Men in faded smocks maybe
once of bright colour, their long hair bound by rags at the temple. They had
rifles in their hands.
Breath caught in Choctaw’s throat. Fear made him dizzy. His arms started to
tremble. He knew who was coming at him so fast.
Apaches.
And you killed them or they killed you.
*****
And here you can READ CHAPTER ONE of THE PEACEMAKER: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2021/08/chapter-one-of-peacemaker.html
A BRIEF SAMPLE OF REVIEWS
I’ve received 30+ reviews of THE PEACEMAKER on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk.
and Goodreads. I’m very humbled and flattered that they’re all positive – a few
4 star, but the overwhelming majority 5 star, including reviews from some of
the most successful and acclaimed western authors in the business, such as ROBERT
VAUGHAN, RALPH COTTON and PETER BRANDVOLD. Here’s brief sample:
Spur award-winning
and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author ROBERT VAUGHAN: ‘A great book’.
RALPH COTTON (also a Pulitzer-prize
nominated novelist): ‘For pure
writing style, McBride’s gritty prose nails the time and place of his story
with bold authority. …this relatively new author has thoroughly, and rightly
so, claimed his place among the top Old West storytellers.’
PETER BRANDVOLD (Winner of the life achievement PEACEMAKER award – please note, that’s a different ‘peacemaker’ than my book!): ‘Excellent, riveting western.’
I’m very grateful to those
writers (and others kind enough to review the novel) for their fantastic
support.
You can READ FULL REVIEWS here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-peacemaker-reviews.html
Apache
Indians 1886 (GERONIMO extreme right)
I wanted
a story that combined tough action with an interracial love affair; that dealt
with Native American culture and the struggle of people to survive in a land
that was both mercilessly cruel and astonishingly beautiful. Out of such
elements THE PEACEMAKER was born. Should
you read it, I hope you enjoy it.
You can find THE PEACEMAKER here: https://www.amazon.com/Peacemaker-Andrew-McBride-ebook/dp/B099FL3PN1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
If you’re interested in my other western novels, (all of which feature CALVIN TAYLOR, hero of THE PEACEMAKER as the central character) here’s my AUTHOR PAGE on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-McBride/e/B01N9O1C05/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
And on Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-McBride/e/B01N9O1C05/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
