The Country Under Heaven
by Frederic S. Durbin
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Pub Date May 13 2025 | Archive Date May 12 2025
Melville House Publishing | Melville House
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Description
Set in the 1880s, the story follows Ovid Vesper, a former Union soldier who has been having enigmatic visions after surviving one of the Civil War’s most gruesome battles, the Battle of Antietam. As he travels across the country following those visions, he finds himself in stranger and increasingly more dangerous encounters with other worlds hidden in the spaces of his own, not to mention the dangers of the Wild West.
Ovid brings his steady calm and compassion as he helps the people of a broken country, rapidly changing but, like himself, still reeling and wounded from the war. He assists with matters of all sorts, from odd jobs around the house, to guiding children back to their own universe, to hunting down unnatural creatures that stalk the night — all the while seeking his own personal resolution and peace from his visions.
Ovid’s epic journey across the American West with a surprising cast of characters blends elements of the classic Western with historical fantasy in a way like no other.
Advance Praise
“A haunting, violent, touching, episodic fever dream of a novel that spans from the Civil War to the post-war Wild West. I’ve never read anything quite like it.” —C.J. Box, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of Three-Inch Teeth
"The best of the (weird) west. Durbin invokes eldritch terrors to examine the peculiar, lawless hellscape that was the American West following the civil war. Delicately written, beautifully told, and bristling with dark turns of the unexplainable,The Country Under Heaven is a phenomenal read." —Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger
“The Country Under Heaven is a brilliant exploration of the Old West and even older supernatural horrors. Elegant, thrilling, and deeply satisfying! Highly recommended!” —Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of the Joe Ledger thrillers
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781685891695 |
PRICE | $20.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 336 |