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Lone Star Rising: The Texas Rangers Trilogy

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I was doing a booksigning with western writing icon Elmer Kelton a while back and picked up his book "Lone Star Rising." It's a trilogy of Texas Ranger stories featuring a ranger by the name of Rusty Shannon, and an ongoing feud with several generations of Comanche warriors, set against a cast of other fascinating characters that I guarantee will intrigue you. It's a terrific look at the history of the rangers before, during and after the civil war.

The settings are drawn exceedingly well, the characters are real and compelling, and the story moves at a pace that makes it hard to put down. I was pleased to see that it included a faith element to it, though not enough that it would be aimed for the Christian bookstore shelves. There is a mild spattering of language and light violence, but not enough that would put off a more sensitive reader. It preserves the realism, but is done with Elmer's taste and light touch.

People have always been drawn to the myth and legend of the rangers, but the true story is no less compelling. This force always stood against great odds protecting Texas in the early days as well as in the years to come. This book is a great read, and with three separate books in one volume is a good reading value as well. Easy to recommend.

Terry Burns
Author of the Mysterious Ways Series from River Oak

I have read all three of these books separately. Although a trilogy, each can be read on its own. Kelton does an incredible job of creating a sense of place in his novels, and his character development exceeds L'amour's. Highly recommended.

Mr. Kelton does an excellent job developing characters and weaving them into the story. I found the story to be suprisingly intriguing and unpredictable. I plan to read more of his work.

I have long been an admirer of Elmer Kelton's and this new series lives up to my expectations. His prose is classic western writing at its best, and it's hard to find a more exciting subject than the Texas Rangers.

Jack Lyle, author of Yet The River Flows On

My husband loves Western novels. He has exhausted the works of many of the most popular authors. Elmer Kelton's works were just recently recommended to him. He read one just to see if he liked the author's style. He did so we purchased this Texas Rangers Trilogy. He literally cannot put the book down!

Like all the Elmer Kelton books I've read, this is excellent. Kelton is better than Larry McMurtry when it comes to Western fiction; too bad he doesn't receive the same popular and critical acclaim. This is a wonderful work of historical fiction with great characters and smooth writing.

This was a great book about the early history of the Texas Rangers, and life on the frontier pre-Civil War and after. The characters were wonderful and narrative to keep you on your seat.

Excellent blending of fact and fiction telling about the history of the Texas Rangers.
Entertaining and informative. And considering you get well over 1000 pages(that's what the 3 books herein would be on paper) it's actually a bargain.