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The Year the Cloud Fell

Kurt R. A. Giambastiani

First published March 2001
Type Novel
Series Fallen Cloud Saga #1

In 1886, and America has been in an undeclared war with the Cheyenne Alliance for eighty years. President George Armstrong Custer, Sr., determined to end the conflict, sends his only son--a captain in the US Army--out over enemy territory in an experimental aircraft.<br>Young Custer is captured by the soldiers of the Cheyenne Alliance, but his life is spared because Speaks While Leaving, a visionary and healer, believes him to be the key to their success.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2002 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 2001 Cover The Year the Cloud Fell Roc / New American Library Novel 1
May 2001 The Year the Cloud Fell Roc / New American Library / SFBC Novel
October 2012 Cover The Year the Cloud Fell CreateSpace Novel