A Novel of Silver John

Many eons ago a humanoid race with supernatural powers roamed the North American Continent. But when vast hordes of Indians migrated across the Bering Strait land bridge the Shonokins soon became a defeated people. The few remaining Shonokins were able to survive and evolve into an all male race with man-like features except for cat-lie eyes and an elongated third finger....

In a small Southern Mountain Town, the Shonokins have resurfaced and are led by Brooke Altic, a recognized leading citizen. Altic is interested in recruiting Silver John, a young mountain man whom he meets at a local music festival. John and an old grizzly mountain farmer and his pretty daughter Callie Gray all get caught up in the Shonokin's effort to enlist John for their revolutionary plot.

Manley Wade Wellman (5/21/1903–4/5/1986) was an American writer. While his sf & fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown & Strange Stories, he's best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales, & for his fantasy & horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains, which draw on the native folklore of that region. He also wrote in a wide variety of other genres, including historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction & non-fiction. Karl Edward Wagner referred to him as "the dean of fantasy writers".
Wellman was a long-time resident of North Carolina. He received many awards, including the World Fantasy Award & Edgar Allan Poe Award. Three of Wellman's most famous reappearing protagonists are Silver John, aka John the Balladeer, the wandering backwoods minstrel with a silver-stringed guitar; the elderly 'occult detective' Judge Pursuivant; & John Thunstone, also an occult investigator.

A Novel of Silver John

Many eons ago a humanoid race with supernatural powers roamed the North American continent. But when vast hordes of Indians migrated across the Bering Strait land bridge, the Shonokins soon became a defeated people. The few remaining Shonokins were able to survive and evolve into an all-male race with man-like features except for cat-like eyes and an elongated third finger...

In a small southern mountain town, the Shonokins have resurfaced and are led by Brooke Altic, a recognized leading citizen. Altic is interested in recruiting Silver John, a young mountain man whom he meets at a local music festival. John and an old grizzly mountain farmer and his pretty daughter Callie Gray all get caught up in the Shonokin's effort to enlist John for their revolutionary plot.

Manley Wade Wellman (5/21/1903–4/5/1986) was an American writer. While his sf & fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown & Strange Stories, he's best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales, & for his fantasy & horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains, which draw on the native folklore of that region. He also wrote in a wide variety of other genres, including historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction & non-fiction. Karl Edward Wagner referred to him as "the dean of fantasy writers".

Wellman was a long-time resident of North Carolina. He received many awards, including the World Fantasy Award & Edgar Allan Poe Award. Three of Wellman's most famous reappearing protagonists are Silver John, aka John the Balladeer, the wandering backwoods minstrel with a silver-stringed guitar; the elderly 'occult detective' Judge Pursuivant; and, John Thunstone, also an occult investigator.