<p>âAn unflinching, soul-searching story about the dangers of the American West... Irelandâs voice stands apart and he will surely be marked as a courageous and essential writer.â</p>
- Ann Weisgarber, author of the award-winning <i>The Personal History of Rachel DuPree</i>,
<p>âExpertly plotted, artfully executed, compulsively readable⌠a writer who has something to say.â</p>
<i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i>
<p>âIreland blends fanciful history with magic realism to create a critical allegory of the American expansionist experience ... Intellectual in theme, literary in execution: think Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez reimagining Little Big Man.â</p>
Kirkus Reviews
<p>'Mythical, dangerous and deeply unsettling.'</p>
Shortlist
<p><strong>'I</strong>relandâs intensely and brutally violent debut novel sweeps through period and place while exploring the role memory plays in the establishment of creation myths ... a barbaric vision of the West.â</p>
Library Journal
<p>âWith trenchant dialogue, affecting characters, and a page-turner of a story, Ryan Ireland has given readers a mysterious and exciting Western that may become a classic.â</p>
- Ron Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,
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Ryan Ireland was born and raised in Ohio. He lives in Alpha, Ohio, with his wife and three children. His writing has also been published in Fogdog Review, Seems and Writing on the Edge. In 2009, he was recognized by Glimmer Train as one of the 25 Best New Writers. Beyond the Horizon is his first novel.