The Holy Fire of the Comanche Moon

A man living on the Texas frontier is attacked by Comanche Indians and his daughter is kidnapped. How far will he go to get her back? WARNING: This novel contains a fair amount of graphic violence and light use of profanity. The violence depicted is not gratutitous in any way - it highlights the REALITY of life in Texas in the early 19th century. The historical fact of the matter is that daily life in Texas from the 1820’s through the 1850’s was absolutely brutal. The horrors the Comanche indians inflicted upon settlers is a matter of historical record and the horrors that those same settlers inflicted upon the Comanche’s as well as war crimes committed by the Mexican army as well as the Texian army are also well known. This book is not meant as any kind of political statement - it explores the theme of just how evil mankind can be when devoid of the transcendent and how war brings out the worst in all of us. It explores how far a man and his family will go in search of his missing daughter. And it explores what it really means to carry your own cross and that of your neighbor’s.I used the same narration voice in this novel as the one used for my novel, The Wager at the Pantheon. While my voice works for most of my short stories, my voice simply doesn’t hold up for longer works such as this. While the narrator I use occasionally mispronounces some words, trust me, it’s still FAR better than my voice.I greatly appreciate all the kind feedback, emails, and notes that I’v received from the audio verision of The Wager at the Pantheon. There has been nearly ten-thousand downloads of that novel since I posted it here last month. I’m happy that so many people found value in and enjoyed that book. I would ask you to consider purchasing a copy and sharing the book with as many people as you can if you liked it. Please consider the same thing for The Holy Fire of the Comanche Moon. I’m proud to make these audio versions free on here in order to get them in front of as many people as I can.I greatly appreciate you taking the time to read and engage with my work. I hope you enjoy the story! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit texasgrit.substack.com