Giveaway: Drood and Black Hills by Dan Simmons

I’m doing a give-away courtesy of the Hachette Group. Next month marks the debut of a new novel by Dan Simmons. You may remember Simmons as the author of Hyperion, The Terror, Carrion Comfort, and Song of Kali. I especially loved Hyperion and its bizarre sequels. His new book, Black Hills, would appear to be a sort of supernatural historical novel. At the battle of Little Bighorn, General George Armstrong Custer lies dying. A young Sioux warrior, Paha Sapa, “counts coup” on him and at that moment, Custer’s ghost enters him. The Sioux warrior, as he goes through the rest of his life, is haunted by General Custer and hears Custer speak to him.

I haven’t read his last book, Drood, but it sounds very interesting. I’ll be giving some copies of Drood away as well. Drood is a thriller about Charles Dickens and his friend, Wilkie Collins. The novel creates a sequence of events to explain the inspiration for Dickens’ final, uncompleted novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens was involved in a train wreck in 1865. While helping to rescue other passengers on the train, Dickens encounters Drood, a menacing figure who had been traveling in a coffin. Dickens finds himself on a quest though the underworlds of London in search of this enigma.

The Hachette Group Giveaway:

What is up for grabs: Two copies of Black Hills and two copies of Drood.

Who will win: Four winners will be selected. Simply leave a comment on this post. When you post your comment, be sure to enter your correct email address in the email field. That’s how I’ll notify the winners. Winners must live in the USA or Canada (sorry) and the books cannot be shipped to a PO Box.

When and how the winners will be chosen: Giveaway ends at midnight, on Saturday, January 23. Winners will be selected randomly using numbers generated by random.org.

Notification: Winners will be notified by email. The Hachette Group will send the books to the winners.