The Baron of Coyote River (Stories from the Golden Age)

L. Ron Hubbard

3.39

33 ratings by Goodreads

9781592123773: The Baron of Coyote River (Stories from the Golden Age)

ISBN 10: 1592123775 ISBN 13: 9781592123773

Publisher: Galaxy Audio, 2010

Lance Gordon’s running out of room and time. Back in the Sierras he killed the man who murdered his father. Unfortunately that man turned out to be a Deputy Marshal, and now Lance has a price on his head. Like Alan Ladd asShane, Lance wants only to live in peace, but he’ll have to go through hell to get there.

Running from the law and the cavalry, Lance heads for the one place no sheriff or soldier will go—into the territory ruled byThe Baron of Coyote River. The Baron is the king of the cattle rustlers—as feared and hated as he is powerful. No one dares take him on . . . until now.

Lance is sick of running, and taking on the Baron is his last chance for a second chance. Before the battle is over, Coyote River will run red with blood, as Lance has vowed to redeem himself . . . or die trying.

Hubbard often reminisced about his rough and tumble childhood in Montana. “At the age of three-and-a-half I could ride quite well. . . . They never let me ride any blooded stock; they always insisted that I only ride range broncs and mustangs. It did not matter how often I was thrown when a mustang exploded under me, it was I who was always scolded and cautioned not to be mean to the horses.” Memories such as this remind us that Hubbard himself inhabited the world ofThe Baron of Coyote River.

Also includes the Western adventure, Reign of the Gila Monster,in which a stranger rides into the roughest, toughest town in the West—and sets out to show the town who’s boss.

“It delivers plenty of action.” —AudioBook News Service

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Review:

"In this title originally published in "All Western Magazine" (Sept. 1936), a mystery man entreats Lance Gordon, on the run from the law since avenging his father's death, to hunt down a notorious cattle rustler. R.F. Daley, Michael Yurchak, Jim Meskimen, Fred Tatasciore, and Josh Thompson voice this tale, whose heart-racing plot charges at the speed of thrumming horses' hooves. For listeners keen on fast-paced adventures, who will literally feel the dust kicking up around them."
--Raya Kuziuk, Library Journal

"Hubbard, a prolific writer of pulp fiction, excelled at westerns. This story, from the September 1936 issue of All Western Magazine, tells the tale of Lance Gordon, who, after murdering the man who killed his father, is now wanted by the law. Rescued from certain capture by the mysterious Tyler, Lance joins forces with him to bring down a ruthless cattle rustler. Slick and speedy, the story touches on a favorite Hubbard theme--the blurring of the line between good and evil, right and wrong--and delivers plenty of two-fisted action. Reign of the Gila Monster (first published in Western Aces, September 1937), also included here, is a very entertaining story about a couple of guys who decide to rescue a town from its self-appointed marshal. It's not an out-and-out comedy, but it is decidedly offbeat, with a pair of protagonists who are definitely not in the typical Hubbard hero mold." --Booklist

."..is pure entertainment from first page to last with that L. Ron Hubbard touch giving this tale an enduring reading engagement from beginning to end." --Midwest Book Review
Hubbard, a prolific writer of pulp fiction, excelled at westerns. This story, from the September 1936 issue of All Western Magazine, tells the tale of Lance Gordon, who, after murdering the man who killed his father, is now wanted by the law. Rescued from certain capture by the mysterious Tyler, Lance joins forces with him to bring down a ruthless cattle rustler. Slick and speedy, the story touches on a favorite Hubbard theme the blurring of the line between good and evil, right and wrong and delivers plenty of two-fisted action. Reign of the Gila Monster (first published in Western Aces, September 1937), also included here, is a very entertaining story about a couple of guys who decide to rescue a town from its self-appointed marshal. It s not an out-and-out comedy, but it is decidedly offbeat, with a pair of protagonists who are definitely not in the typical Hubbard hero mold. Booklist"

"In this title originally published in "All Western Magazine" (Sept. 1936), a mystery man entreats Lance Gordon, on the run from the law since avenging his father s death, to hunt down a notorious cattle rustler. R.F. Daley, Michael Yurchak, Jim Meskimen, Fred Tatasciore, and Josh Thompson voice this tale, whose heart-racing plot charges at the speed of thrumming horses hooves. For listeners keen on fast-paced adventures, who will literally feel the dust kicking up around them." Raya Kuziuk, Library Journal"

..".is pure entertainment from first page to last with that L. Ron Hubbard touch giving this tale an enduring reading engagement from beginning to end." Midwest Book Review
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About the Author:

As one of the 20 top bestselling authors of all time, with more than 325 million works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard stands alongside an illustrious company of writers. But he also stands alone—as an author who actually lived many of the stories he wrote.

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