An Uncommon Enemy

An Uncommon Enemy. Michelle Black. 2001. Forge. 387 pages. ISBN 0765340658. Michelle Black's An Uncommon Enemy is the first out of three books in a series entitled "Mysteries of the Victorian West" featuring Brad Randall and family. An Uncommon Enemy takes us back to the days of General George Custer......more

I’m on a bit of a Native American historical fiction kick. This was good but not as wonderful as the two books I read just before this. The writing felt slightly inelegant at times, which sometimes bled over into character development, but I just took it as part of the no-nonsense style of the narra......more

This was a very easy read - I read it in 2 days - but had a lot of reading time while traveling. It is historical fiction about Gen. Custer's soldiers and the Indians in the area of Oklahoma and Kansas. The history about Gen Custer's battles are filled with controversy and this account has total sym......more

This was the first time I've read anything from this genre. I was pleasantly surprised. It was an easy read. The story line surprised me from time to time. I would think it was going one way and it would go in a totally different direction. Other times it was predictable. Overall, I would recommend......more