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DRAGON AWARD WINNER FOR BEST ALTERNATE HISTORY NOVEL!

ARCANE AMERICA

A NEW WORLD. NEW MAGIC. NEW HISTORY.

After Halley’s Comet was destroyed in a magical battle in 1759, the backlash separated the entire New World from the Old in an event known as The Sundering. Now isolated from the rest of the globe, America has become a very different place, where magic works and history has been changed forever. It’s into this strange new world that a young Meriwether Lewis and his partner William Clark venture. They have been commissioned by the old wizard Ben Franklin to explore the uncharted Arcane Territories west of the Mississippi, where dangers unknown—both real and magical—lurk.

Accompanied by the brilliant shape-shifting sorceress Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark set off on an unparalleled adventure across a landscape that no European has ever seen.

About Uncharted:
"History and mythology meld admirably, leading to a satisfying conclusion. This hardy adventure establishes a world ripe for many more rousing stories."—Publishers Weekly

"With a light and brisk narrative that propels its heroes through a number of increasingly dangerous situations, this combination of alternate history and fantasy should appeal to fans of Eric Flint, Harry Turtledove, and historical fantasy in general."—Booklist

“While delivering plenty of action that approximates the best of cinematic fantasy, Hoyt and Anderson also strive for—and achieve—a kind of gravitas that suitably reflects the majesty of an untrammeled continent. Their descriptions of raw nature and its emotional repercussions on the humans are subtly poetic without being overblown. The native tribes are depicted in authentic ways, especially the people of Sacagawea. . . .The characterization of all the cast members is deep and revelatory of human nature. . . .There is also humor amidst the seriousness . . . [Anderson and Hoyt’s] prose is a clear-eyed, sturdy naturalism meshed with flights of vivid unreality . . . filled with not only slambang adventures but also a kind of rational optimism that has become rare in genre works these days. . . Hoyt and Anderson, a kind of de Camp and Pratt for the twenty-first century, convey these ideals without lectures or sermons, embodying them in principled people doing exciting things.”—Locus

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"Anderson delivers action, engaging characters and credible fantastic worlds in spades . . . not to be missed."—Publishers Weekly

"Wickedly funny, deviously twisted and enormously satisfying."—Jonathan Maberry

"Anderson has become the literary equivalent of Quentin Tarantino in the fantasy adventure genre."—The Daily Rotation

"Prepare to be entertained." —Charlaine Harris

“Delivers solid action and will certainly satisfy.”—Booklist on The Winds of Dune

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“[Three Musketeers creator] Alexandre Dumas would give [Sarah A. Hoyt] a thumbs up.” —Steve Forbes

“[F]anciful and charming.” —Library Journal

"First-rate space opera with a moral lesson. You won't be disappointed."—Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com

“[A] tour de force: logical, built from assumptions with no contradictions . . . gripping.” —Jerry Pournelle

“Exceptional, wonderful, and enormously entertaining.” —Booklist

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Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 140 books, 56 of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, as well as unique steampunk fantasy novels Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives, written with legendary rock drummer Neil Peart, based on the concept album by the band Rush. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita fantasy trilogy, the Saga of Shadows trilogy, and his humorous horror series featuring Dan Shamble, Zombie PI. He has edited numerous anthologies, written comics and games, and the lyrics to two rock CDs. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press.

Sarah A. Hoyt, under various names, is the author of over 30 books—she gets tangled up when she tries to count them and always misses a couple—in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and historical fiction.

Her first published novel, Ill Met by Moonlight, was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award. Darkship Thieves, the first novel of her popular Darkship Thieves series is a Prometheus Award Winner.

She’s published over 100 short stories in magazines such as Analog, Asimov’s and Weird Tales, (and others, some no longer in existence) as well as an array of science fiction, fantasy and mystery anthologies.

Sarah was born and raised in Portugal and now lives in Colorado, near her two grown sons, with her husband and a varying clowder of cats. English is her third language, but she can swear fluently in seven. When not laying down words on the latest manuscript, she can be found refinishing furniture, walking, or studying history.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen (July 30, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481484184
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481484183
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.1 x 6.75 inches

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Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. My major new fantasy trilogy (all finished!) consists of SPINE OF THE DRAGON, VENGEWAR and GODS AND DRAGONS. My newest Dune novel with Brian Herbert is THE HEIR OF CALADAN, end of a new trilogy. I also love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series—newest one is DOUBLE-BOOKED— humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS, CLOCKWORK LIVES, and CLOCKWORK DESTINY, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are some of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.
I have written more than 175 books, including 59 national or international bestsellers. I have over 24 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. I've been nominated for the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and I've won the SFX Readers' Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con I received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
I have written numerous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels in the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, as well as Star Wars and X-Files novels. In my original work, I am best known for my Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita trilogy, the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series, and Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives with Neil Peart. Along with my wife Rebecca Moesta, I am also the publisher of WordFire Press. Find out more about me at wordfire.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter and get some free fiction.
FOR RIGHTS INQUIRIES (Film/TV/Gaming/Foreign/Literary) please contact me directly at info (at) wordfire (dot) com, and I will put you in touch with my appropriate representative.
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Sarah A. Hoyt was born (and raised) in Portugal and now lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, and a variable number of cats, depending on how many show up to beg on the door step.
In between lays the sort of resume that used to be de-rigueur for writers. She has never actually wrestled alligators, but she did at one point very briefly tie bows on bags of potpourri for a living. She has also washed dishes and ironed clothes for a living. Worst of all she was, for a long time, a multilingual scientific translator.
At some point, though, she got tired of making an honest living and started writing. She has over 40 -- the number keeps changing -- published novels, in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical mystery, historical fantasy and historical biography. Her short stories have been published in Analog, Asimov's, Amazing Stories (under a previous management), Weird tales, and a number of anthologies from DAW and Baen. Her space-opera novel Darkship Thieves was the 2011 Prometheus Award Winner, and at this moment the third novel in the series, A Few Good Men, is a finalist for the honor.
Sarah also won the Dragon Award for Uncharted (With Kevin J. Anderson.)
She also writes under the names Sarah D'Almeida and Elise Hyat.
To learn more about Sarah A. Hoyt and read samples of her work, visit http://sarahahoyt.com
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"I really enjoyed this alternate history book which turned out to be about the Lewis & Clark 1803 expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase lands..." Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable and entertaining, with one customer noting it's an excellent blend of different elements.

"I enjoyed reading Uncharted. It had a nice reading flow and I like the Hoyt and Anderon’s vision of Arcane America...." Read more

"...I liked the book overall, and I would like to see the sequels developed into a more complex story line. The potential is boundless." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly noting the new takes on well-known historical figures, with one customer highlighting a fresh perspective on Lewis and Clark.

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Shawn Carey
Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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I enjoyed reading Uncharted. It had a nice reading flow and I like the Hoyt and Anderon’s vision of Arcane America. I also like how the book mixed Native American and European supernatural beliefs. The novel has been marketed as Alternate History, which it is but could have been promoted as fantasy.
I look forward to the next book in the series. There are so many directions the series could go. Do the people in the New World attempt to piece the magical veil? Do they explore North and South to see if they have been cut off in those directions, and to found out what how far land extends in either direction? Plus others I have not thought of.

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What if the Western United States was infested with dragons, dinosaurs, zombies, and all manner of other things
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018
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Something has separated North America from the rest of the world. Ships cannot transit the Atlantic to anywhere else, particularly the trading partners in Europe. Benjamin Franklin, an elder scientist and magician who is about a hundred years old, posits that it might be possible for an overland expedition to travel to the Pacific side of the continent and determine if there is also a magical barrier on that side.

If it's not there, Europe is once again available, though a protracted journey around much of the globe would be required to get there.

If the same alchemy or magic has barred access to the Pacific Ocean, then it's an entirely new ballgame.

Franklin must have an answer, but he's too old for such a journey. He's got to assemble a team of explorers and hunters, led by someone who has a broad degree of knowledge in the sciences, and a lot of courage. He finds that man when the both of them are trying to unhook a team of horses from Franklin's own burning carriage, set aflame by a flying dragon. The authors don't understand horses or how they are hooked to a carriage, so this segment could have been improved, but oh well.

The horses are saved, the dragon is driven off, and Franklin knows that the man who came to his assistance is the man for the job. By now you've realized it - Meriwether Lewis is the brave young man, and his chosen expedition co-leader is William Clark. Off they go, accompanied by a crew of men, plus Sacagawea joins them, feeling the pull of the magic and knowing she must help this expedition. There is a sorcerer provoking all kinds of havoc, and strange creatures are being seen all over the place. Friendly tribes are disappearing, and the surviving tribes are angry at the white men whom they blame for all of it.

I liked the book overall, and I would like to see the sequels developed into a more complex story line. The potential is boundless.

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Good Alternative History Novel
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019
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First part of a series about an alternative American colonial world split off from the Old World. This book features a new version of the journeys of Lewis and Clark. Reminds me a lot of the Card "Seventh Son" series but not as well fleshed out.

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Kevin Smith
Awesone alternate history!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018
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I love a good alternate universe story. And this book delivers. Growing up in Idaho we learned about the Lewis and Clark expedition in grade school, but this alternate universe version is amazing. Meriwether Lewis is an herbal healer for a Thomas Jefferson that never became president. I'm a world where the Americas are cut off from the rest of the world by a magical event. He is hired be a Wizard Ben Franklin to lead a expedition to see if a route to Europe can be established by way of the Pacific. The way is dangerous and filled with angry Native gods, zombie hordes, dragons and zombie dinosaurs! Of course they meet Sacajawea. All the characters are historical correct. It made for a wonderful read.

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Darren J. Vanderwilt
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Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018
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The mix of Native American and European legends into an alternate history, was well executed. However, the reader has to suspend their knowledge of American history, and any concept of cause and effect. Presuming the American colonies have been made inaccessible by its European empires, and vise-versa, would render the American War for Independence a non event. So, what formative conflict did Lewis and Clark fight together in? Furthermore, no War for Independence, no notoriety for Thomas Jefferson and many others. Throwing a historical figures name in, without explanation of how they made notoriety in a changed environment, leaving it for the reader, is lazy. Other times, the story seems rushed.

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Margaret A. Davis
Lewis & Clark expedition with magic & dragons!
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018
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I really enjoyed this alternate history book which turned out to be about the Lewis & Clark 1803 expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase lands and to see if they could find a land route to the Pacific Ocean.

Except this time with magic and dragons!

Even readers unfamiliar with the Corps of Discovery (Lewis & Clark's expedition) will enjoy this grand adventure!

To make things even more interesting, not only has magic brought dragons back to the skies but reanimated dinosaurs are decimating the vast buffalo herds on the Great Plains (which causes much hardship to the Native American tribes who depend on the buffalo for, well, everything!).

Even worse, after you kill such a dinosaur, shortly the darned beasts come back to life twice as angry and chase you again!

Highly recommended!

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Fun, though largely by-the-numbers
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018
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Anderson and Hoyt kick off their new alt-history series with a respin of Lewis and Clark (and Sacagawea). If you're expecting the same outrageous wealth of invention as in, say, Witchy Eye (Witchy Eye Series Book 1), you won't get it... as other reviews suggest, it's sort of a YA book with a pretty straightforward plot and characters once things get going. Well put-together though.

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Rhonda L Holt
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Book began well. Became a bit of a jumble later. Had to work to finish it.

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This must be one of the best alternate history books I’ve read and listened too. Baen books have really done a great job here. I listened to the audiobook version and wow. What a FANTASTIC voice. Nick Sullivan put a tremendous amount of effort into the characters and voices. I loved his exhaustive effort and hard work that played into this audiobook. This is the first audiobook I’ve completed and it took me days. It is a wonderful book. This has dinosaurs, undead zombies, undead native amercian zombies, serpants. It says what it does on the tin.

I loved all the characters from this book. This alternate history series really represents a new breakthrough I believe. Spirits and Gods using western minds to make fearsome creatures of their own thanks to the sundering? I loved Sacagawea and Merriweather, both well drawn, rounded and complete characters. Though I know this is based on the Lewis and Clark trip across America, Nick and the authors did a fantastic effort of reimagining it. I’m an outsider from this perspective.

The amount of love, attention and detail that went in demonstrating the POV of the native Americans, was well done. I was immersed into their stories, their legends, and their point of view. Which we do not get often in mainstream historical fiction. It sometimes makes me think that if this sundering has arrived, then have the Spaniards really conquered the Americas? Could the rift have caused the Aztecs to expand upwards? What new possibilites are there?

This is first and foremost, an adventure story. A story with Gods, magic, evil, goodness. Afterlife? There is so much packed into this story that I couldn’t express all of it. All I say is listen to the audiobook version. It’s fantastic. It’s brilliant.

I would have liked to seen more obstacles, more conflicts put in their path, and more of Raven’s intelligence as a villain, because I felt Coyote was the true winner in this story. But he is a spirit and likewise, he is also a God. In this rift, what means could happen? I would love to see a perspective of the Marathas, as that would massively change the events in India as an possible exploration. You could make so much out of this. Loved it. My rating is a 5/5.

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PaladinPhil
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Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2018
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I can't wait for any further books in this world. I thoroughly enjoyed it it from start to finish. Knowing bits and pieces of real history this was an excellent alternate world to follow. More please.

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P Smith
It isn't a spin off from the Ring of fire series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2020
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It is a book that presupposes a knowledge of American history, without that knowledge it didn't read very well.

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Boring!
Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2020
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I could not get past the first chapter!

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