The Land

Thomas Maltman

ISBN: 9781641292207

Published: October 13, 2020

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A story of violence at the heart of a pastoral landscape, from the author of Indie Next pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little Wolves

Recovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of ...

A story of violence at the heart of a pastoral landscape, from the author of Indie Next pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little Wolves

Recovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in, Lucien sets out to find a woman with whom he had an affair, who vanished along with money stolen from the bank where they had worked together.

His search will take him to Rose of Sharon, a white supremacist church deep in the wilderness, where a cabal of outcasts await the end of the world at a place they call The Land. Lucien is visited at the house by a mysterious guest, who may not be who she claims, as well as a vast flock of violent ravens out of an apocalyptic vision. At once a mystery and spiritual noir, The Land explores the dark side of belief, entrenched white supremacy in the Heartland, the uniquely American obsession with end times, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.

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“Heartbreakingly real. This unpretentious tale of life in rural Minnesota is writing at its finest. ”
—William Kent Krueger, on Little Wolves
“Took my breath away . . . as rich in myth and metaphors as Cormac McCarthy's The Road.”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, on Little Wolves
“Illuminates the way religious fanaticism can be a refuge for the lost, often with devastating consequences . . . Maltman’s character development is superb.”
Los Angeles Review of Books, on The Land