Cheyenne Raiders
With over six million books in print worldwide, Robert Jordan is an international bestselling sensation. Yet even the most rabid Jordan fans don't know that the block-buster talent behind Winter's Heart is also one of the finest storytellers ever to take on the Old West. Written by Jordan under the name Jackson O'Reilly, Cheyenne Raiders is a little-known classic, a stunning tale of bravery, discovery, and love in the time of war.
Yale-educated Thomas McCabe accepts a position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is sent to live among a nomadic tribe in the wilds of Missouri. After saving the life of a young brave, Thomas is grudgingly accepted by the Cheyenne -- and falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Night Bird Woman. Determined to marry the girl he has seen all his life in dreams, Thomas must first prove himself by passing the excruciatingly painful and spiritually breathtaking Test of Fire. During this initiation he is visited by a Spirit Vision, one that carries a message powerful enough not only to teach Thomas the true meaning of courage, but to remake the lives of the proud -- and imperiled -- people he will come to call family.