REVIEW EXCERPTS

"The author has done meticulous research and he is a masterful storyteller."--The San Diego Union

"This is a novel that could be recommended to anyone interested in history or who just wants a good book to read"--The Houston Chronicle

"This vast, boisterous, yet well-controlled story is an artful rewriting of history"--Publishers Weekly

"Those who enjoy a view from farther out on the literary limb can curl up in comfort with this book. The writer's imagination is potent."--The Atlanta Journal Constitution

"Better than the biographies."--The Dallas Morning News

"A slashing good yarn that grabs you and never lets go...Custer's Last Stand has never been better told."--Dr. Frank Vandiver, former president Texas A&M

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"Little Bighorn goes Custer's way in this lively 'what if' novel...a plausible Custer, flawed, flamboyant, and thoroughly entertaining."--Kirkus Reviews

"...vividly imagined alternative history. . . From the smoke-filled rooms of Tammany Hall to the perfumed boudoirs of famous mistresses. . . Custer's luck will run out, but getting there is all the fun in this preposterous and highly entertaining yarn of fame, politics, and power".--Publishers Weekly

"In Robert Skimin's capable hands, all of American battle history comes to life through the actions of the heroes he has selected. Some are familiar. Others are obscure. But Skimin captures their spririt and reminds us of the significance of their selfless service to nation. This is a great read! --- Harold Nelson, Brigadier General, USA (Ret.) Former Chief of Military History, past president of the Army Historical Foundation, and editor in chief of "The Army" magazine .

WORKS IN PROGRESS

The Violent Sky. A blockbuster aviation novel that covers three generations of pilots, male and female, both World Wars, and all of the flying and political life in between. Set mostly in Britain, Germany and France, the story encompasses the growth of the RAF and the WWI Richtofen air war to the inside of Hitler's Luftwaffe, the Battle of Britain and the rest of WWII. Naturally, all of it can't be set in Harry's American Bar in Paris, but there is plenty of romance, sex, tragedy and even part of the Holocaust...a Colditz escape, and a vivid look at a special burn hospital, as Goering's jets almost turn the tide. A pilots' story by an experienced pilot. Two Volumes.

Derzháva. A huge novel of 20th Century Russia. Centered on a talented fictional family from St. Petersburg, the story will begin the night of the October, 1917, Bolshevik revolution and run until Stalin's death. It will include the gamut of Russian politics, arts, wars, literature, terrors, genocide...from the Gulag to ballet to America. The major historical figures of the century will all appear as characters, while the full flavor and enigma of the Russian world will be developed much the same as Chikara! captured the essence of the Japanese...all in one powerful volume.

Danny Drumm's Heroes. A children's series. History of America wrapped around its heroes. Danny Drumm, a Civil War drummer boy, narrates to his little dog Shadow. Wonderfully illustrated in color. The appealing Shadow is in every painting, so the kids are going to lock on him and love him. Continuing from our beginnings chronologically, 3-4 books per year. Hardcover, now from Sunland Books. Deeply tested with teachers, this series will be primarily an elementary school teaching tool with wide ranging potential. Also to be published in Spanish in the future. And, of course, it's meant for Mama's (and Grandma's) lap reading. Should be an excellent library item as well. (More info.)

Lectures: As noted in his bio, Skimin has extensive experience as a speaker. He has given seminars and numerous lectures on the business of publishing as well as writing in general. The broad scope of his books provides a wide range of knowledge for any kind of speaking engagement. He is witty and most entertaining. His lecture agent is Jill Parker, 915/581-1419 or e-mail: jparker3@elp.rr.com

One of Skimin's favorite review slaps: This review was in Time and Tide and was about a book by a famous author named Lillian: "It is curious how incest, impotence, nymphomania, religious mania and real estate speculation can be so dull."