Off the Reservation (Pre-Order Oct. 13, 2026)

Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones (Pre-order for Oct 13, 2026)

A gripping supernatural thriller about justice, history, and the haunting legacy of America’s Indian boarding schools.

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter) comes Off the Reservation, a powerful horror novel set on the Blackfeet reservation that blends Indigenous history, activism, and supernatural suspense.

Years after surviving the brutal events of The Only Good Indians, Nate Yellow Tail is barely holding himself together. After a devastating accident that nearly kills him—and leaves his best friend Sebby fighting for his life—Nate is desperate for a second chance.

That chance arrives in the form of an unlikely mission: travel across the country with a small group of Blackfeet activists to recover and repatriate the remains of a Blackfeet child who died at the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School, one of the many U.S. boarding schools where Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced to assimilate.

But when they finally retrieve the boy’s bones, something ancient and terrifying follows them home.

As their road trip turns into a fight for survival, Nate must confront both the supernatural horror stalking them and the unresolved trauma tied to America’s dark history of Indigenous boarding schools.

Blending Indigenous storytelling, historical truth, and chilling horror, Off the Reservation is a haunting novel about memory, justice, and what refuses to stay buried.

What's to love about Off the Reservation:

A powerful mix of Indigenous history and supernatural horror
From one of today’s most acclaimed Native American horror writers
A tense road-trip story with activism and mystery
Expands the world of The Only Good Indians

Perfect for fans of:

The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, The Removed by Brandon Hobson, and literary horror rooted in cultural history.

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