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Louis L'Amour meets H.P. Lovecraft in this thrilling western epic about a former Civil War soldier wracked by enigmatic visions . . .

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…

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1 author picked The Country Under Heaven as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is moody and interesting. It's a little bit H.P. Lovecraft and a little bit country. I love the character, he is honorable and serious. The attitudes and nostalgic emotions I experienced while reading it were surprising. I've never read a somewhat creepy, fantasy-western!. That being said, it's different and touching. I loved it.

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