The Only Good Indians
First edition | |
| Author | Stephen Graham Jones |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror |
| Published | 2020 (Saga Press) |
| Publisher | Saga Press, Titan books |
Publication date | July 14, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 pages |
| ISBN | 1982136456 First edition hardcover |
| OCLC | 1196827160 |
The Only Good Indians is a 2020 horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones. It was written during a stay at a rented house in Colorado. It was first published on July 14, 2020, through Saga Press and Titan Books.
The novel centers on four members of the Blackfeet Nation, half of which have left their reservation. Ten years prior, the group pursued a herd of elk in the elder's section of the reservation. After the accidental killing of a pregnant elk and its fetus, they are hunted by the elk's vengeful spirit. After they are successfully killed, the elk's vendetta is redirected towards Denorah, the daughter of one of the four men, who must confront a past she was uninvolved in. The novel explores themes of culture, violence, and womanhood.