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5.0 out of 5 stars
Innovative Western Fiction,
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This review is from: Desperadoes (Paperback)
These stories show the reality of the old west. Elizabeth Fackler's story, Double-Cross, was by far the best, the most intriguing and dealing with the ambiguous morality of what it really meant to be an outlaw. She is a "sleeper" in western fiction.
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Mixed Bag of Western Short Stories!,
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This review is from: Desperadoes (Paperback)
DESPERADOES brings together 17 Wild West stories published between 1939 and 2001. Written by such luminaries as Loren Estleman, Louis L'Amour, Ed Gorman and Bill Pronzini, this 2001 Berkeley Books release, offers up a large number of hits and a few near-misses.
Of the 17 stories, I most enjoyed Trey Barker's short, gritty 'A Simple Trail to Silver' tale about a father's desperate attempt to force a swindler to return his money; C. Hall Thompson's gunfighter-on-the-run tale entitled 'Posse;' Bill Gulick's ironic 'Gambler's Luck;' Frank Gruber's thinly disguised Jesse James story 'Assassin;' Al Sarrantonio's wonderfully wicked "lady outlaw" tale: 'The Stories of Darlin' Lily;' and several others. However I felt several stories - Daniel Ransom's 'Enemies,' etc. - didn't capture the real West, were needlessly violent, used profanities more representative of modern times, etc. In any case, DESPERADOES is a generally entertaining collection of shoot-em-ups which Western fans will enjoy. Recommended. |
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Desperadoes by Various (Paperback - June 1, 2001)
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