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Richard S. WheelerGoing Home Forge Books 19/11/2001 0812579089 / 9780812579086 1st edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days "Skye is one of the most memorable figures in western fiction since Max Brand's 'Destry'."-Tulsa World "By the glorious Wheeler . . . . As a westerner, Wheeler is a writer's writer whose prose has the authority of handset type but sparkles like horseshoes on flint rock."-Kirkus Reviews. 9780812579086 0.00 Price:
13.95 AUD
Richard S. WheelerNorth Star Forge Books 29/12/2009 0765355833 / 9780765355836 First Edition Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days "* "Wheeler's westerns just keep getting better and better." - Publishers Weekly" 9780765355836 0.00 Price:
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Richard S. WheelerThe Canyon of Bones (Skye's West) Forge Books 02/01/2008 0765351730 / 9780765351739 1st edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days One of western fiction's most enduring and affable characters is Barnaby Skye, once a press-ganged British seaman, now a mountain man living among a Crow Indian tribe. In his umpteenth adventure, Skye meets another Englishman, Graves Duplessis Mercer, an alternately maddening and likable journalist modeled after Sir Richard Burton, who travels the world in search of shocking stories with which to regale the prim Londoners back home. After much wheedling, Skye agrees to guide him to a graveyard of ancient, monstrous bones. As the story ambles along, they navigate all manner of hiccups and hardships, including devastating prairie fires, superstitious natives, and Mercer's near-incessant whining that he'd really much rather uncover hidden pygmyesque polygamous cannibal tribes or other such sensationalism. Overall, this is genial, character-driven western writing with plenty of action and appreciation for Native American customs. Skye's foul-mouthed Crow wife, Victoria, is absolutely delightful, and even his cantankerous horse, Jawbone, has more personality than most western leads. Not just for fans of the series, this will appeal to anyone in search of solidly adventuresome tales. Ian Chipman. 9780765351739 0.00 Price:
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Richard S. WheelerVirgin River Forge Books 01/09/2009 0765346362 / 9780765346360 First Edition Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days The sixteenth entry in this consistently popular series finds the English-seaman-turned-mountain-man Barnaby Skye shepherding a group of tubercular youngsters to the Virgin River, where the dry climate is thought to offer a respite for their condition. Accompanying Skye are his two Crow Indian wives and a particularly difficult horse that provides comic relief. Among the hardships the group endures are the weather, hostile Indians, and equally hostile travelers who fear catching TB. Skye and his little band also find themselves in the crosshairs between Mormon militia and U.S. government troops looking to drive the Latter-day Saints from their land. Wheeler states in a foreword that, while his book is fiction, it mirrors actual conditions in 1857 Utah. Fans of the series will find Skye older, more pragmatic, and less prone to violence, though he remains a formidable opponent to those who cross him. The period detail is wonderful, the primary players memorable, and even the minor characters are nicely fleshed out. Entertaining fare for both strict western fans and historical-fiction readers. --Wes Lukowsky. 9780765346360 0.00 Price:
13.95 AUD
