An American prophet

The fourteenth novel from Green, who is perhaps better known for "The Last Angry Man," "To Brooklyn With Love," and "The Lotus Eaters, features an unlikely hero -- Daniel D. Vormund, 80 years old, a retired professor, who stands between the creatures and land of the Sonora desert in Southwestern Arizona and the wealthy developers, builders and ranchers who care only about more wealth. Signed and inscribed by Green on the front end paper. Green's work, especially signed, is becoming hard to find.