Wanted: Your Best Westerns

tequila0341 · 12-28-2010, 03:51 PM

No, not your favorite budget hotel chain ... but your favorite books set in the Old West (and accessible for Kindle)!

Yes, I just saw True Grit, one of the better movies of the the last year or two, and the fiancee and I have been playing way too much Fallout: New Vegas, a postapocalyptic RPG set in Nevada. So I'm definitely in the mood for tales of gunslinging in the desert, preferably of the gritty or darkly comic variety.

I've read Elmore Leonard's Valdez is Coming, which I enjoyed, and his Hombre, which I didn't. I loved McCarthy's Blood Meridian, which is not so much a Western as a brooding and beautiful thunderhead of a book.

So what are your favorite Westerns in ebook format?

WillAdams · 12-28-2010, 04:19 PM

Zane Grey's _The Lone Star Ranger_ (available here on mobileread) is very cool.

William

DiapDealer · 12-28-2010, 04:48 PM

Robert B. Parker's series starring the characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch (Appaloosa).
And James D. Best's Steve Dancy novels - starts with The Shopkeeper.

DavidRM · 12-28-2010, 05:01 PM

I enjoyed a lot of Louis L'amour's books, especially the Sackett novels. My older brother had a huge collection of L'amour paperbacks when I was young, and I read most of them over the years.

Zane Gray's Riders of the Purple Sage.

-David

GA Russell · 12-28-2010, 08:15 PM

tequila, the first western was Owen Wister's The Virginian. I recommend that you start with that one if you haven't read it already.

jgaiser · 12-28-2010, 09:18 PM

Agree with Owen Wister's "The Virginian". Anything by Zane Grey or Louis L'amour.

OtterBooks · 12-28-2010, 10:44 PM

So happens I'm reading Lonesome Dove at the moment. I was somewhat expecting a flowery epic from a thousand page novel that won the Pulitzer, but it's actually rather gritty and masculine. It's certainly no Blood Meridian, but not much is.

And even at 900+ pages it won't take up as much time as Fallout NV, ha. Darn game took over my life.

Kiwimick · 12-30-2010, 02:10 PM

Have Gun Will Play by Camille Laguire is a Maverick type western with a bit of humour/mystery/whodunnit in it.

Also I used to have and read a lot of J T Edsons "Dusty Fog and the Floating Outfit " series they are great books

Dr. Drib · 12-31-2010, 11:32 AM

One of the pioneering writers of Westerns (in addition to Zane Grey, already mentioned) is William MacLeod Raine.

MobileReference has a selection of his novels available, located here, for only $3.19 ---

http://www.amazon.com/Collected-West...3813062&sr=1-3

There is also this collection, which is also available from Amazon, for $1.99, located here:

http://www.amazon.com/William-Maveri...3812843&sr=1-1

The collection includes 21 novels.

Of the two collections, MobileReference is the better choice - and these omnibus volumes are always better presented than the competition - although it's a little higher in price.

Don

BenG · 12-31-2010, 04:57 PM

Lonesome Dove is great, and several of Larry McMurtry's other westerns are available as ebooks.
Some of Elmore Leonard's westerns are in ebook form.
True Grit by Charles Portis is one of my favorites but it currently can't be found as a legitimate ebook.

BenG · 12-31-2010, 05:03 PM

Westerns for the kindle on Inkmesh:

http://inkmesh.com/search/?dv=2&star...terns%22&ct=eb

edbro · 12-31-2010, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One of the pioneering writers of Westerns (in addition to Zane Grey, already mentioned) is William MacLeod Raine.

MobileReference has a selection of his novels available, located here, for only $3.19 ---

http://www.amazon.com/Collected-West...3813062&sr=1-3

There is also this collection, which is also available from Amazon, for $1.99, located here:

http://www.amazon.com/William-Maveri...3812843&sr=1-1

The collection includes 21 novels.

Of the two collections, MobileReference is the better choice - and these omnibus volumes are always better presented than the competition - although it's a little higher in price.

Don

There are also quite a few right here on MobileRead for the low, low price of $0.00.

OtterBooks · 12-31-2010, 11:35 PM

I recall really liking Jack Schaefer's Shane when I was a kid. Hardly remember anything about it though.

doreenjoy · 01-01-2011, 08:21 PM

There are two action-packed westerns in the MR library by Clifton Adams: The Desperado and A Noose for the Desperado

JoelArnold · 01-01-2011, 09:25 PM

Lonesome Dove is one of my favorite novels!

12-28-2010, 03:51 PM	#1
tequila0341 Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 17708 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New York, NY Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Kobo Glo HD	Wanted: Your Best Westerns No, not your favorite budget hotel chain ... but your favorite books set in the Old West (and accessible for Kindle)! Yes, I just saw True Grit, one of the better movies of the the last year or two, and the fiancee and I have been playing way too much Fallout: New Vegas, a postapocalyptic RPG set in Nevada. So I'm definitely in the mood for tales of gunslinging in the desert, preferably of the gritty or darkly comic variety. I've read Elmore Leonard's Valdez is Coming, which I enjoyed, and his Hombre, which I didn't. I loved McCarthy's Blood Meridian, which is not so much a Western as a brooding and beautiful thunderhead of a book. So what are your favorite Westerns in ebook format? Last edited by tequila0341; 12-29-2010 at 09:15 AM.

12-31-2010, 11:32 AM	#9
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,331 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	One of the pioneering writers of Westerns (in addition to Zane Grey, already mentioned) is William MacLeod Raine. MobileReference has a selection of his novels available, located here, for only $3.19 --- http://www.amazon.com/Collected-West...3813062&sr=1-3 There is also this collection, which is also available from Amazon, for $1.99, located here: http://www.amazon.com/William-Maveri...3812843&sr=1-1 The collection includes 21 novels. Of the two collections, MobileReference is the better choice - and these omnibus volumes are always better presented than the competition - although it's a little higher in price. Don Last edited by Dr. Drib; 12-31-2010 at 12:14 PM.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,356 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Robert B. Parker's series starring the characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch (Appaloosa). And James D. Best's Steve Dancy novels - starts with The Shopkeeper.

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DavidRM Addict Posts: 203 Karma: 1007768 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Device: Kindle	I enjoyed a lot of Louis L'amour's books, especially the Sackett novels. My older brother had a huge collection of L'amour paperbacks when I was young, and I read most of them over the years. Zane Gray's Riders of the Purple Sage. -David

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GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,675 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	tequila, the first western was Owen Wister's The Virginian. I recommend that you start with that one if you haven't read it already.

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jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Agree with Owen Wister's "The Virginian". Anything by Zane Grey or Louis L'amour.

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OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	So happens I'm reading Lonesome Dove at the moment. I was somewhat expecting a flowery epic from a thousand page novel that won the Pulitzer, but it's actually rather gritty and masculine. It's certainly no Blood Meridian, but not much is. And even at 900+ pages it won't take up as much time as Fallout NV, ha. Darn game took over my life.

12-30-2010, 02:10 PM	#8
Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	Have Gun Will Play by Camille Laguire is a Maverick type western with a bit of humour/mystery/whodunnit in it. Also I used to have and read a lot of J T Edsons "Dusty Fog and the Floating Outfit " series they are great books

12-31-2010, 04:57 PM	#10
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Lonesome Dove is great, and several of Larry McMurtry's other westerns are available as ebooks. Some of Elmore Leonard's westerns are in ebook form. True Grit by Charles Portis is one of my favorites but it currently can't be found as a legitimate ebook.

12-31-2010, 05:03 PM	#11
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Westerns for the kindle on Inkmesh: http://inkmesh.com/search/?dv=2&star...terns%22&ct=eb

12-31-2010, 11:35 PM	#13
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	I recall really liking Jack Schaefer's Shane when I was a kid. Hardly remember anything about it though.

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doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	There are two action-packed westerns in the MR library by Clifton Adams: The Desperado and A Noose for the Desperado

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JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	Lonesome Dove is one of my favorite novels!