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Bookstooge · 05-14-2022, 11:40 AM

The Uncollected Father Brown by Chesterton.

The final Father Brown stories and mediocre is the best I can muster up to say about them.

Number9 · 05-15-2022, 08:28 AM

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If you want a non western, Louis L'Amour try The Walking Drum. It is set in Europe and the Middle East in the 12th century.

Apache

As I love westerns but have never read anything by Louis L'Amour perhaps you can recommend me a good one?

Apache · 05-15-2022, 08:53 PM

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As I love westerns but have never read anything by Louis L'Amour perhaps you can recommend me a good one?

The Daybreakers, Lando, The Furguson Rifle, Flint, Hondo, The Key-Lock Man, Last Stand at Papago Wells, The Broken Gun, The Man Called Noon, Sitka and Galloway are all good places to start for western stories. The Walking Drum and Last of the Breed are his two best non-western books to me.
Apache

Number9 · 05-16-2022, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

The Daybreakers, Lando, The Furguson Rifle, Flint, Hondo, The Key-Lock Man, Last Stand at Papago Wells, The Broken Gun, The Man Called Noon, Sitka and Galloway are all good places to start for western stories. The Walking Drum and Last of the Breed are his two best non-western books to me.

Apache

Thank you so much! 😊

Apache · 05-16-2022, 10:01 AM

The Broken Gun is set in more of a modern (1966) murder mystery. The mass murders happened 90 years before the setting and a western writer is trying to find out what happened.
Apache

kyrilson · 05-16-2022, 10:04 AM

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As I love westerns but have never read anything by Louis L'Amour perhaps you can recommend me a good one?

Some good selections from Apache there. In addition, for a good sampler of Louis L'Amour's short stories, check out "Law of the Desert Born".

Number9 · 05-16-2022, 02:32 PM

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Some good selections from Apache there. In addition, for a good sampler of Louis L'Amour's short stories, check out "Law of the Desert Born".

Will do, thank you! 😊

Number9 · 05-17-2022, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

The Daybreakers, Lando, The Furguson Rifle, Flint, Hondo, The Key-Lock Man, Last Stand at Papago Wells, The Broken Gun, The Man Called Noon, Sitka and Galloway are all good places to start for western stories. The Walking Drum and Last of the Breed are his two best non-western books to me.

Apache

I noticed that The Daybreakers is book six in a series. Is it okay to start with that one anyway, or is it better to start with the first book, Sackett's Land?

Bookstooge · 05-17-2022, 06:13 AM

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I noticed that The Daybreakers is book six in a series. Is it okay to start with that one anyway, or is it better to start with the first book, Sackett's Land?

The Sackett's are a very loosely connected series. I think each book is self contained enough to be understood on its own.

Apache · 05-17-2022, 08:39 AM

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I noticed that The Daybreakers is book six in a series. Is it okay to start with that one anyway, or is it better to start with the first book, Sackett's Land?

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Originally Posted by Bookstooge

The Sackett's are a very loosely connected series. I think each book is self contained enough to be understood on its own.

Yes each book is a standalone story. Another good Sackett book is The Sackett Brand. Actually they are all good.

Apache

Tarana · 05-17-2022, 10:03 AM

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I noticed that The Daybreakers is book six in a series. Is it okay to start with that one anyway, or is it better to start with the first book, Sackett's Land?

Start at the beginning. It traces the Sackett family from Scotland to the West. I finished book 4 last year and have only JUST reached the Mississippi River on the trek west. Use EreaderIQ to get the collection at reduced price. Most of them have been down as far as $1.99.

Number9 · 05-17-2022, 10:28 AM

Thanks everyone! 😊

kyrilson · 05-17-2022, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Number9

I noticed that The Daybreakers is book six in a series. Is it okay to start with that one anyway, or is it better to start with the first book, Sackett's Land?

You can read them in any order as each book is self-contained but I'd recommend starting from the beginning to really get the full ongoing story. It's totally up to you though.

Number9 · 05-17-2022, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kyrilson

You can read them in any order as each book is self-contained but I'd recommend starting from the beginning to really get the full ongoing story. It's totally up to you though.

Thank you. I will think about in what order I will read them. 😊

haertig · 05-17-2022, 01:40 PM

Daybreakers is "sixth in the series" only if you are looking at chronological order. If you are looking at publication order, it is first.

So when you're pondering which book in the Sackett series did Louis L'Amour come up with first, that would probably be Daybreakers, since that is the first one he published. If you were following and reading the series closely as it was being released back in the day, you would be reading books in publication order. Which I personally think is the correct order to read a series. Chronological order is an after the fact rearrangement based on dates - which may be completely meaningless or even harmful to the story.

Can you imagine reading Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" if someone, after the fact, had decided that the chapters needed to be rearranged into chronological order?

Others opinions may differ.

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Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	The Uncollected Father Brown by Chesterton. The final Father Brown stories and mediocre is the best I can muster up to say about them.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,280 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	The Broken Gun is set in more of a modern (1966) murder mystery. The mass murders happened 90 years before the setting and a western writer is trying to find out what happened. Apache

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haertig Wizard Posts: 1,899 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Daybreakers is "sixth in the series" only if you are looking at chronological order. If you are looking at publication order, it is first. So when you're pondering which book in the Sackett series did Louis L'Amour come up with first, that would probably be Daybreakers, since that is the first one he published. If you were following and reading the series closely as it was being released back in the day, you would be reading books in publication order. Which I personally think is the correct order to read a series. Chronological order is an after the fact rearrangement based on dates - which may be completely meaningless or even harmful to the story. Can you imagine reading Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" if someone, after the fact, had decided that the chapters needed to be rearranged into chronological order? Others opinions may differ.