The Only Good Indians

The Only Good Indians is a 2020 horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones.[1] It was first published on July 14, 2020 through Saga Press and Titan Books.

This article is about the 2020 horror novel. For 2009 American independent Western film, see The Only Good Indian. For the American aphorism, see Philip_Sheridan § Indian_Wars.
The Only Good Indians
AuthorStephen Graham Jones
PublisherSaga Press
Publication date
2020
Media typePrint (hardback), ebook, audiobook
Pages320 pages
ISBN1982136456 First edition hardcover
OCLC1196827160
Preceded byMapping the Interior 

Synopsis

Years ago four young Native American boys went out hunting elk. They were successful but had to dispose of the meat after they were caught by law enforcement. Now adults, something is stalking them with the intent to kill and will not stop until they are dead. Anyone and anything that stands in its way will face a similar fate.

Development

Jones stated that the idea for The Only Good Indians likely began to develop while he and his wife were renting a home in Gunbarrel, Colorado. He also believes that the genesis of the book may have been from an event in his childhood, where his uncle stopped him from hunting a mother grizzly bear.[2]

Jones has noted that the novel was somewhat of a departure from his normal writings, a process that he enjoyed, and that the book "came in three parts". He found writing on hunting to be the biggest challenge as he can "fake it on cars and fake it on people, but I have to get it right for the hunters.”[3]

Release

The Only Good Indians was published in hardback and e-book formats on July 14, 2020 through Saga Press.[4][5] An audiobook adaptation narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett was released simultaneously through Simon & Schuster Audio.[6] The novel was also released in the United Kingdom through Titan Books on July 21, 2020.[7][8]

Reception

Book Marks, a literary review aggregator, indicated The Only Good Indians received mostly "rave" reviews, based on 14 reviews. The novel received reviews from outlets such as the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, the latter of which wrote that the novel "strains to weave a horror story with robust character studies. In the end, there is enough in each strand to appeal to both the genre fan and the literary reader, even if neither is fully reconciled to the other."[9][10] NPR praised Jones as "one of the best writers working today regardless of genre" and stating that "Besides the creeping horror and gory poetry, The Only Good Indians does a lot in terms of illuminating Native American life from the inside, offering insights into how old traditions and modern living collide in contemporary life."[11]

References
  1. "Get a first look at 'The Only Good Indians,' one of 2020's buzziest horror novels". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. Miller, Max (2020-05-18). "On Being A Good Indian: An Interview With Stephen Graham Jones". Columbia Journal. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. "Stephen Graham Jones On Book 'The Only Good Indians': 'I Want To Show The World The American Indians They Don't Expect'". Denver CBS. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- (14 July 2020). The only good Indians : a novel (First Saga Press hardcover ed.). New York, New York. ISBN 978-1-9821-3645-1. OCLC 1105935531.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Jones, Stephen Graham (2020). The only good Indians. ISBN 978-1-9821-3647-5. OCLC 1110681599.
  6. The only good Indians, 2020, ISBN 978-1-7971-0556-7, OCLC 1156344931, retrieved 2020-10-09
  7. Graham Jones, Stephen. (2020). The Only Good Indians. La Vergne: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78909-530-2. OCLC 1181840786.
  8. GRAHAM JONES, STEPHEN. (2020). ONLY GOOD INDIANS. [Place of publication not identified]: TITAN Books LTD. ISBN 978-1-78909-529-6. OCLC 1139891314.
  9. GONZÁLEZ, RIGOBERTO (2020-07-15). "A Native horror story re-appropriates a racist trope: the 'Indian curse'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  10. Toll, Martha Anne (July 16, 2020). "'The Only Good Indians,' by Stephen Graham Jones book review". The Washington Post.
  11. IGLESIAS, GABINO (July 16, 2020). "Grief And Guilt Spawn Horrors In 'The Only Good Indians'". NPR. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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