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Praise.
What critics, readers, and award juries have said about the work of Robert Jaxx.
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"Jaxx draws vibrant characters with a wide range of distinctive voices."
KIRKUS REVIEW
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"Fascinating drama… this book is mesmerizing — a MUST READ, and a keeper."
BETTIE CORBIN TUCKER, BOOKREVIEWERS
"Well written, enjoyable… a must read for a reader's group or a literature class."
PAIGE LOVITT, READER VIEWS
"Endearing… witty… a great read."
LIGHTHOUSE LITERARY REVIEWS
"Full of great characters… completely entertaining."
TCM REVIEWS
FROM THE READERS
Pre-Publication Praise
"In Blueland, the shadow of American Civil War stretches far beyond surrender. This is not a tale of reconciliation but of reckoning. Alden Zur is a protagonist forged in violence, and the frontier he rides into is as morally torn as the nation he leaves behind. Stark, unflinching, and utterly absorbing."
EARLY READER
"Brutal and intimate in equal measure, Blueland explores what happens when war-trained men try to plant roots in unsettled soil. Loyalty shifts like sand, mercy proves dangerous, and every acre is earned with blood. This novel lingers long after the final page."
EARLY READER
"With prose as severe and beautiful as a Colorado winter, Blueland reimagines the myth of westward expansion. It strips away nostalgia and replaces it with hunger, betrayal, and hard choices. The result is a powerful meditation on survival and the cost of building something that lasts."
EARLY READER
​"A haunting portrait of a family shaped by violence and bound by necessity, Blueland captures the uneasy birth of a new life in Colorado's untamed expanse. It asks whether civilization is merely savagery with fences — and whether freedom is worth the price demanded."
EARLY READER