The Baron War [Hardcover]

Jory Sherman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 2002

In an eerie preview to the Civil War, the Rio Grande Valley girds itself for battle as Martin Baron, head of the Baron family empire, struggles against greedy Matteo Aguilar, who threatens everything that Martin has built for himself.

When Aguilar sends his vaqueros and assassins to take the Barons down, he starts a bloody war that won’t stop until one of them is dead. As the treachery continues to escalate, the Barons find themselves in a life-or-death-struggle that will change an entire family and an entire region forever.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Set in the lawless Texas landscape, this latest installment in Sherman's Baron series (after The Baron Brand) reaches a watershed on the eve of the Civil War. Grieving the shameful death of his wife, Caroline, estranged patriarch Martin Baron must mend fences with his son, Anson the new owner of the family's Box B Ranch in order to face a deadly threat from a fractious neighbor, Matteo Aguilar. Martin bought the Box B land from Aguilar's family, and Matteo is determined to take it back by force; the feud intensifies as Martin discovers his wife's death is linked to Aguilar family actions. Ruthless opportunist Jules Reynaud, still smarting from Martin's breakup of an illegal slave deal, joins forces with Matteo, while an Apache Indian and former Box B hand, Mickey Bone, equivocates. A boyhood mentor for Anson, Bone has returned from exile with a new wife and baby, but he is not sure where his loyalties lie. Martin gets support from other locals, from a lone Texas Ranger trying to recruit him and from neighbor Roy Killian, who is desperately trying to escape the romantic intentions of wealthy Wanda Fancher, her nagging mother, his own mother and her new husband, all of whom now fill his small ranch house. Spur Award-winner Sherman explores character relationships in true family saga style, then leads the frontier folk into an inevitable, bloody shoot-'em-up, leaving loose ends for future installments to tie up. Strong female characters and plenty of romance could help this title bridge the western gender gap. Agent, Peter Matson.

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Review

“Spur Award winner Sherman explores character relationships in true family saga style.”—Publishers Weekly

“Fans of this series won’t be disappointed.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; 1st edition (January 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765302551
• ISBN-13: 978-0765302557
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,163,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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You can find my biography on www.jorysherman.com.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AS BIG AND AS BOLD AS THE LAND ITSELF!!!!!, July 13, 2002

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Lester E Williams "Les" (Lincoln, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Baron War (Hardcover)

THE BARON WAR is as big and bold as the land it is written about. Follow the continuing saga of Martin Baron as he strives to build an an emire in an unforgiving land. Along the way Martin must deal with an old enemy who is out to take back the land Martin has legally purchased as well as trying to heal the rift that has come between he and his son Anson. Jory Sherman has once again writen a book in this outatanding series that can stand alone. THE BARON WAR will leave the reader anxiously awaiting the next book in this wonderful series. Sherman shows why he is an award winning author.

3.0 out of 5 stars BARONS WAR, February 3, 2010

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R. Bevington "AN AVID BOOK LOVER" (APOPKA, FLORIDA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Baron War (Mass Market Paperback)

BARONS WAR TO ME WAS DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE HE BROKE UP THE FLOW OF THE STORY. WITH SO MANY CHARACTERS TO PORTRAY, GETS TOO CONFUSING.I STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF BOOK, WENT TO ANOTHER WESTERN AUTHOR. THIS WILL BE MY LAST BOOK BY THIS AUTHOR OF THE BARONS.I MAY TRY ANOTHER, IF THE REVIEWS BY READERS ARE FAVORABLE BY MORE THEN ONE REVIEWER.