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This is a short novel. Having recently read and preferred Terry C. Johnston's Carry the Wind (4 stars), Borderlords (4 stars) and One-Eyed Dream (3 stars), I can’t help but compare the two authors and their books. I have reviews for all three.
Johnston’s books are longer, the characters are more fully developed and more nuanced. In addition, and most importantly from my point of view, they are chockfull of geographical, cultural and historical details. His books give you more than merely an exci ...more
Johnston’s books are longer, the characters are more fully developed and more nuanced. In addition, and most importantly from my point of view, they are chockfull of geographical, cultural and historical details. His books give you more than merely an exci ...more
Excellent western classic from 1966 from a master of the genre. The drifter Dundee gets hired to catch a band of cattle rustlers in 1880s southwestern Texas, but gets more than he bargained for in a stark landscape where law and order is enforced more often with bullets than with handcuffs. I will read more from this writer.
