Smelcer clearly knows his way around Alaskan mountains.--David Roberts,
author of The Mountain of My Fear
Praise for Edge of Nowhere:
A survival story, but one with a strong heart.--ForeWord Reviews
A thought-provoking and moving coming-of-age story.--Publishers Weekly
Another gripping literary triumph for Smelcer.--Midwest Book Review
Praise for Lone Wolves:
A beautiful and moving story of courage and love.--Ray Bradbury
An engaging tale of survival, love, and courage.--School Library
Journal
[Smelcer] promises to further solidify his status as 'Alaska's modern
day Jack London.'--Suzanne Steinert, Mushing
Powerful, eloquent, and fascinating, showcasing a vanishing way of life
in rich detail.--Kirkus
Combines good old-fashioned adventure . . . with heart-tugging moments
of clarity and poignancy that recall Julie of the Wolves.--Booklist
A compassionate and inspiring tale . . . highlights the importance of
family, community, and heritage.--Midwest Book Review
Brothers Sebastian and James Savage decide to climb one of the highest
Alaskan mountains to prove themselves to their father. Inspired by true
events, Savage Mountain is not a story of father-son reconciliation,
but a touching story of two brothers who test their limits and learn
that no matter how different they might be, the strongest bond of all is
brotherhood.
John Smelcer is poetry editor of Rosebud and the author of more
than forty books. He is an Alaskan native of the Ahtna tribe, and a
skilled mountaineer. He divides his time between Talkeetna, Alaska, and
Kirksville, Missouri, where he teaches in the department of
communications studies at Truman State University.
