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Kilkenny (The Gregg Press Western Fiction Series)

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Howdy folks--James Drury here. You might remember me from TV's the Virginian. I've done some other reviews on some of Louis L'Amour's stuff, and I don't know if these ever get used, but I wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I've been reading Kirby Jonas's Westerns on audio tape lately and have enjoyed them so thoroughly because, frankly, they reminded me of Louis L'Amour's style. Kirby admits he grew up on Louis L'Amour, so I guess that explains it. And by the way, if you run out of Louis L'Amours and want to give someone else a shot, try one of Kirby's. You won't regret it. But back to Kilkenny, it is a fast-paced surefire way to get your afternoon, evening, or even your morning in gear, and a thoroughly entertaining way to spend an afternoon on a deer stand!

After Bendigo Shafter and Sacket's storys I like Kilkenny's storys best.
Recommend to all L'Amour fans

It's not my favorite L'Amour book, but in many ways the protagonist of the book, Lance Kilkenny, is the archetypal L'Amour character: the solitary, humble, cultured, yet fiercely barbaric gunfighter-warrior "who understands weapons better than women and understands women quite well." For a better Lance Kilkenny novel, try "The Mountain Valley War."

seriously, the kilkenny trilogy is some of the best damn western stories you'll ever read. anyone who digs the western genre needs to check these books out!

Louis L'Amour is probably the best western fiction writer though he has Jonas Kirby nibbing at his heels. "Kilkenny" is another top-notch book with all of the standard L'Amour recipe included to keep the readers attention.

It is not a unique story, yet, it is fresh because L'Amour had a talent for writing about similar situations and places, while making the novels different and interesting.

if you want a great story, then this is for you

Kilkenny just wants to be left alone to do his thing and either someone comes along who is green and needs him or some bully has to push him aong

This interesting tale is about a greedy cattle rancher who rides rough-shod over townsfolk and the law to expand his own empire and the seasoned fighting man who stands up to him and his hired killers. Kilkenny is a mystery man whose true identity is whispered about at first but soon becomes the man the good citizens rally around to resist the threat of the murderous Forty outfit. The story is sprinkled with L'Amour's plain but wise logic about honorable conduct, treatment of fellow human beings, the rich and satisfying reward of hard work and the folly of outlawry and evil deeds. Sharing in the dangers with Kilkenny is an old love from his past as the forces of good and evil remain on course for a violent showdown on the range.

A magnificent western, the second of the trilogy whose hero Kilkenny, the lone cowboy, boxer, shooter exception to the general heart. Louis L'Amour is a talented storyteller of the mythical time of the founding of the United States of America.