Dan Simmons’s novels, by the author of such well-known works as “Hyperion,” “Terror,” and “Druids,” have been translated into 20 languages and published in 27 countries.
In 1876, during the battle on the Little Bighorn River, a young Lakota boy is visited by the spirit of the deceased General Custer. He gains the ability to hear the general’s voice and memories, as well as to immerse himself in the memories of other people whose thoughts he touches. This gift can bring him both joy and brutal disappointment.
In his serious novel, Dan Simmons tells the story of the formation of the American dream against the backdrop of important events of the 19th–20th centuries—such as the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the creation of presidential busts on Mount Rushmore, and much more.