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Téa Obreht has done no small work in living up to the various awards and nominations she has received so far, just publishing her second novel titled Inland . It tells two stories taking place in the dry lands of 1893 Arizona. The first one follows Nora, a frontierswoman who awaits the return of her husband, gone to look for water, and her elder sons who disappeared after an argument. The second follows Lurie, an outlaw on the run who is forced to take up military service and ends up on a journey for the ages.

Describing The Cowboy and the Cossack as a western doesn't really do it justice… as a matter of fact, there may not really be an official genre for this type of novel. And that, in my opinion, makes it at least worth checking out.  Written by Clair Huffaker, The Cowboy and the Cossack takes place in the Far East as fifteen cowboys with a giant herd prepare to cross thousands of miles of Siberian wilderness. To help them out, a group of Cossacks , elite Russian warriors, are sent to escort them.