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Alien Savvy
When Hank Martin runs into a strange disk complete with little gray men while herding cattle in remote Ogden County, Oregon, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he has to wonder if he's going crazy or if the Russians are invading. Together with his talented cowhorse Missy and the support of his wife and local ranchers, Hank is determined to get those cattle rounded up; no matter if aliens, Russians, or weird Air Force bureaucrats want to stop him.
Will he succeed in his roundup, or will he lose too many cattle to fund his dreams of raising a line of competitive cowhorses?
Will he succeed in his roundup, or will he lose too many cattle to fund his dreams of raising a line of competitive cowhorses?
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Published May 21, 2015
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July 21, 2023
Set during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this story has ranchers speculating about why a tiny town in Oregon would be a landing spot for Russian invaders. Spoiler: It's not the Russians.
The story is about cattle ranching and how ranching is a tough business. It's also about a community of ranchers and skills needed to survive when unfriendly little gray men from a mysteriious disk (and a black Cadillac) claim their land. The novella is tightly written and true to its setting. It grabs you and immerses you into that world. I could see the cattle moving through brush, trying to resist being herded uphill by a cutter mare and its rider. I could smell the cigarettes the ranchers smoked. Well, I don't want to reveal any spoilers, except the US Air Force is involved. If you like Westerns, you'll love Alien Savvy. If you enjoy watching reruns of Stargate SG-1, you really need to read this book.
The story is about cattle ranching and how ranching is a tough business. It's also about a community of ranchers and skills needed to survive when unfriendly little gray men from a mysteriious disk (and a black Cadillac) claim their land. The novella is tightly written and true to its setting. It grabs you and immerses you into that world. I could see the cattle moving through brush, trying to resist being herded uphill by a cutter mare and its rider. I could smell the cigarettes the ranchers smoked. Well, I don't want to reveal any spoilers, except the US Air Force is involved. If you like Westerns, you'll love Alien Savvy. If you enjoy watching reruns of Stargate SG-1, you really need to read this book.
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