About the Author:
Nina Vida is the author of six previous novels: Scam (Macmillan, 1984), Return from Darkness (Warner, 1986), Maximillian's Garden (Bantam, 1990), Goodbye Saigon (Crown, 1994), Between Sisters (Crown, 1996), and The End of Marriage (S&S, 2002). She lives with her husband in Huntington Beach, California.
Review:
"A dry wind of magic realism blows through this thrilling novel." -- Entertainment Weekly (The A-List), November 3, 2006
"A must-read.... An imaginative and thoroughly researched tale driven by intriguing characters." -- Denver Post, October 8, 2006
"A tremendous historical novel.... Should be placed on the same shelf with Lonesome Dove, Texas, and Pale Horse, Pale Rider." -- The Monitor (McAllen, TX), October 13, 2006
"The Texicans" is an imaginative and thoroughly researched tale driven by intriguing characters, reminders of the largely overlooked but rich mix of men and women who helped shape the Lone Star State. -- Denver Post, Oct. 8, 2006
"Vida brings so much fresh energy to the timeworn Western genre--complex characters, engaging stories, cutting-edge historical revisionism." -- Austin American-Statesman, October 29, 2006
"[A] completely engaging tale following a handful of remarkable settlers. A-" -- Entertainment Weekly, October 2006
At times brutal, and always full of lively detail, Vida's carefully honed prose knits together this sprawling frontier world of lawless Texas Rangers, enterprising ex-slaves, warring Native American tribes and everyone else trying to survive in the early years of the Lone Star State." -- Seattle Times, Oct. 8, 2006
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