The Savage (2016) Signed First Edition Reference

The Savage takes Frank Bill’s rural Indiana setting and pushes it into post-apocalyptic territory. Published in 2016, the novel imagines a collapsed America where the survival skills and violence that already characterize Bill’s fictional world become the only law. The result is a novel that blurs the line between country noir and dystopian fiction.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York Publication date: 2016 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $20–$50
• Unsigned first edition: $5–$12

A departure from the contemporary rural settings of Bill’s earlier work. The post-apocalyptic framework may limit its appeal for pure country noir collectors, but it demonstrates Bill’s ambition to push beyond genre boundaries.