Thomas Maltman has an MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His first novel, The Night Birds, won an Alex Award, a Spur Award, and the Friends of American Writers Literary Award. His second novel, Little Wolves, was an Indie Next pick and an All Iowa Reads selection. He teaches at Normandale Community College and lives in the Twin Cities area.
Praise for The Land
"A spiritual quest for meaning, a lamentation on loneliness, and a
tense tale of the infectious nature of 'paranoia and fear.' If you
ask me, it’s a parable for our time."
—Carole Barrowman, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A dark and disturbing novel that is beautifully and fearfully told
. . . The Land is a marvelous novel, and there is no good
place to stop reading it."
—Bookreporter.com
"Illuminates the way religious fanaticism can be a refuge for the
lost, often with devastating consequences . . . Maltman’s character
development is superb."
—Los Angeles Review of Books
"The tale of a broken man seeking a way to wholeness in body and
spirit, The Land is a multi-layered journey through a bleak
landscape filled with visions and ruminations on the nature of man
and God. What Maltman offers readers is nothing less than a
brilliant, compelling tale steeped in allegory and dripping with
menace. Suspenseful, thought-provoking, and utterly unputdownable,
The Land explores those frightening moments when every human being
confronts both the devil outside and the devil within. Once again,
Thomas Maltman proves himself to be among the finest writers
publishing today."
—William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land
"Thomas Maltman’s The Land is a gift to readers longing for a tale
of lost love, fringe prophets, souls in cold suspension, and ravens
that darken the skies of a Northern winter. Set against looming
apocalypse and the clicking of a projector showing classic films,
The Land is generous, intricate, and propulsive. It has a kind
heart and a tear in its eye, and I enjoyed it completely."
—Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River
"The Land gives us an unflinching look at the sad, strained logic
of modern white supremacy. By turns lyrical and hallucinatory, it
is also an angry, lonely love letter to the most isolated corners
of the rural Midwest at the turn of the millennium, a mystery where
the man trying to solve it is also increasingly a mystery to
himself."
—Chris Dennis, author of Here Is What You Do
"Maltman’s very dark novel deals dramatically with considerations
of good and evil, of angels and demons, creating a visceral sense
of danger . . . Metaphysics and mystery merge in this haunting,
thought-provoking story."
—Booklist
"An enjoyably slippery narrator."
—Publishers Weekly
"The Land is a fine coming of age story, told in the
convincing and thoroughly likable voice of Lucien Swenson, a young
man in the throes of forbidden love as he recovers from a terrible
accident. But where is Maura? . . . [A] well-built mystery, with
unexpected guests, elements of horror, and hints of the
supernatural, as Lucien’s migraines and other effects of his
injuries have him seeing signs in the raw winter and questioning
what’s real. I enjoyed every bit of this story and its conflicted
cast of characters. An exceptional novel!"
—Tim McCarthy, Boswell Book Company (Milwaukee, WI)
"This timely novel will appeal to readers who enjoy noir fiction as
well as book clubs looking for a meaty, satisfying, and eloquent
read . . . The Land is a book that begs to be read in one
sitting and contemplated for eternity."
—Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books (Excelsior, MN)
Praise for Little Wolves
“Took my breath away . . . as rich in myth and metaphors as Cormac
McCarthy's The Road.”
—Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“Part allegory, part mystery and pure poetry, layered with Norse
mythology and Anglo-Saxon narratives, Maltman's second novel is
dark, redemptive and very beautiful.”
—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A complicated portrait of a prairie town, a meditation on
violence, a fantasia of myth and folklore, and a knockout murder
mystery . . . I loved this book."
—Benjamin Percy, author of Red Moon
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