I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, “Good old fashioned Western novels are few and far between.’
And that’s a shame. Where else can you read tales of courageous individuals who gambled it all to begin a new life in a new frontier?
They faced hardship, thirst, hunger, danger on all sides and often lonely isolated lives where the law of the gun ruled supreme.
Even more impressive is that Westerns are based on real occurrences-things that could actually (and sometimes did) occur. Westerns are great stories about common folk often placed in uncommon and often dangerous situations and yet somehow they survive.
Red River Reunion is set in the latter part of the 19th Century in the Old west.
It follows the continuing story of Marshall Luxton Danner and Texas Ranger Wes Payne as they seek to defend the weak, the meek and uphold Western law.
New characters are introduced along with new threats, new locations and dangerous situations.
What I really enjoy about the novel is the feeling of authenticity. It’s obvious from the start that author has done his research.
His prose perfectly describes The Old West. I actually felt like I was walking the dusty streets of towns, camping out at night under the star filled sky and listening to the sound of cattle and the occasional coyote.
The characters feel like real people. The book describes their struggles, their hardships and their determination to make a life for themselves in the new mostly unexplored territory.
It’s so nice to read a real Western novel. Red River Reunion is a welcome respite for the modern world of fast and furious.
It harkens back to the day when people welcomed a day of good hard honest work and the line between good and evil was clearly drawn.
Red River Reunion is a book to be savored, read slowly and enjoyed.
I highly recommend the book and I’m anxious to see what other books the author has planed in the future.
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