The Pipestone Quest

Spanish Bit Saga #28

by Don Coldsmith

A Quest Into Legend
From the moment he laid eyes on it, young Beaver of the Elk-dog People felt drawn to the spirit of the pipestone. Now he’s setting out on a vision quest to the only place the red stone can be the Pipestone Quarry. Traveling with a trader’s young family, Beaver learns the ways of barter as he follows the trade routes–and his inner guides–to an adventure that may cost his life. For Beaver must uncover the pipestone’s secret to break a curse that has suddenly befallen their traveling party. And he must stand between a merciless warrior people and a breakaway band of their former neighbors, among whom is the beautiful widow Pale Moon. Is Pale Moon the final curse that stands between Beaver and the pipestone–or the sign he needs to complete his quest?

Recently selected by True West magazine as the “best living western historical novelist,” and with nearly six million copies of his critically acclaimed novels in print, Don Coldsmith is one of today’s bestselling authors of the North American frontier.

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 26, 2004

About the author

Don Coldsmith was an American author of primarily Western fiction. A past president of Western Writers of America, Coldsmith wrote more than 40 books, as well as and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His “Spanish Bit Saga,” a series of related novels, helped to re-define the Western novel by adopting the point of view of the Native Americans, rather than the European immigrants.

Reviews

[Suzanne]

I like the spirituality of dreams and vision quests, it makes you look at your own dreams a little more deeply. It's good to take time to refect on our own lives and maybe see the little things we may have been missing.

[Gail Morris]

interesting tale of quest for the unknown

[Little Timmy]

Very good "Western" story. It's actually not like your normal American Western tale. Lots of nicely developed characters and a nice continuing storyline. Recommended

[Quinton Guillaume]

good