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The Man With No Name #3
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
His partner is the desperado, Tuco, who turns vengeance into a sadistic contest of endurance.
His adversary is the ruthless Sentenza, a killer who long ago lost count of the lives he has cut down.
His goal is a $200,000 treasure in stolen Army gold for which many have died and more will be killed.
His secret is a dead man's final breath. More than once it has saved his life, and it will lead him to the treasure--if he can keep alive long enough to reach it.
His trail is a path of blood cutting across the hell that the Civil War had brought to the southwest.
His reward--death, probably, from any one of a hundred enemies; betrayal, possibly, from the unpredictable Tuco; defeat, perhaps, blazing from Sentenza's custom-made pistol... or the gold that two armies and a legion of dead men have failed to reclaim!
To the Man With No Name, the odds seemed almost favorable!
His adversary is the ruthless Sentenza, a killer who long ago lost count of the lives he has cut down.
His goal is a $200,000 treasure in stolen Army gold for which many have died and more will be killed.
His secret is a dead man's final breath. More than once it has saved his life, and it will lead him to the treasure--if he can keep alive long enough to reach it.
His trail is a path of blood cutting across the hell that the Civil War had brought to the southwest.
His reward--death, probably, from any one of a hundred enemies; betrayal, possibly, from the unpredictable Tuco; defeat, perhaps, blazing from Sentenza's custom-made pistol... or the gold that two armies and a legion of dead men have failed to reclaim!
To the Man With No Name, the odds seemed almost favorable!
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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January 23, 2021
Oh yeah! I remember watching this spaghetti western when it came out in 1966. I'd seen the two previous films too, A Fist full of Dollars, and A few dollars more. I was fifteen years old and Clint Eastwood has been my hero since.
The book, as far as I can remember, follows the film script more or less exactly. Millard has changed character names and the ending is different. Otherwise, no complaints.
Well written, with more detail than the film, this book is an entertaining read. If you like westerns, go get a copy!
The book, as far as I can remember, follows the film script more or less exactly. Millard has changed character names and the ending is different. Otherwise, no complaints.
Well written, with more detail than the film, this book is an entertaining read. If you like westerns, go get a copy!
July 26, 2010
Stays fairly close to the movie story line. These were commissioned later, of course. The movie is better in this case, but the book is fun.
January 22, 2024
The book & movie were fantastic. This book made me laugh a lot. Purpose: Ambition is deadly
May 13, 2024
From one of the best movies comes one of the best books. I have read this book several times now and it still holds up well. Even the characters voices run in my head. It's just brilliant!
January 1, 2019
Great book and it follows the movie fairly closely. I highly recommend the book.
July 17, 2021
Con esto cierro las aventuras del hombre sin nombre, pues si bien gustaron tanto que se escribieron más novelas, pero no creo leerlas.
3 hombres, 1 tesoro!!
No me agrado tanto que haya un momento WTH con cierto personaje secundario, ya que brinda mucha información y materiales para llevar a cabo cierta acción de buenas a primeras.
Pero creo donde decae es al final, en ESA escena, ya que el texto no logra transmitir esa tensión y siento la acción es rápida (sí, suena raro) cosa que tampoco contribuye a sentir la adrenalina del momento.
En cuanto los personajes:
El hombre sin nombre sigue siendo un misterio, aunque creo con cada novela habla más.
Sentenza, el antagonista principal que tampoco conocemos del todo salvo que es malo-malo, pero creo tiene algo de mérito su poder de engaño.
Tuco, es de quien más conocemos su pasado, no entiendo como tiene muchos fans este personaje siendo tan convenenciero cosa que supongo era algo normal en aquel entonces, aunque tiene algunos momentos cómicos que gustan y exacerbaran a partes iguales.
Novelización sin duda para los fans de la película o del western.
"Mother of God, don't let him die. He is dearer than a brother to me"
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez.
XDDDD LOOOOOOOOOOOOL
3 hombres, 1 tesoro!!
No me agrado tanto que haya un momento WTH con cierto personaje secundario, ya que brinda mucha información y materiales para llevar a cabo cierta acción de buenas a primeras.
Pero creo donde decae es al final, en ESA escena, ya que el texto no logra transmitir esa tensión y siento la acción es rápida (sí, suena raro) cosa que tampoco contribuye a sentir la adrenalina del momento.
En cuanto los personajes:
El hombre sin nombre sigue siendo un misterio, aunque creo con cada novela habla más.
Sentenza, el antagonista principal que tampoco conocemos del todo salvo que es malo-malo, pero creo tiene algo de mérito su poder de engaño.
Tuco, es de quien más conocemos su pasado, no entiendo como tiene muchos fans este personaje siendo tan convenenciero cosa que supongo era algo normal en aquel entonces, aunque tiene algunos momentos cómicos que gustan y exacerbaran a partes iguales.
Novelización sin duda para los fans de la película o del western.
"Mother of God, don't let him die. He is dearer than a brother to me"
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez.
XDDDD LOOOOOOOOOOOOL
March 23, 2019
A classic for a reason.
January 24, 2024
Entertaining!
September 2, 2025
Boring novelisation of a great film.
March 2, 2013
The book is full of unnecessary changes, such as changing Blondie's name to "Whitey" and Angel Eyes' name to "Sentenza." The three-way gun battle at the end is eliminated for a fight only between Blondie / Whitey and Angel Eyes / Sentenza. The gunfight between Angel Eyes / Sentenza's men and Blondie / Whitey and Tuco (whose name isn't changed for some odd reason) in the war-torn town is reduced to one paragraph. These changes serve no purpose, and Millard uses the phrase "all hell broke loose," which breaks one of Elmore Leonard's rules.
February 9, 2011
In my teens I read quite a few Spaghetti Westerns.
The influence was my Dad who use to watch the films.
The influence was my Dad who use to watch the films.
December 7, 2012
just average western book but a remarkably well screenplay adaptation by sergio leone
Ma with No name carries on the charisma like usual
Ma with No name carries on the charisma like usual
March 12, 2014
nice story
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 18, 2017
This is an entertaining and a bit twisted western. The characters are extreme and wonderful.
November 1, 2024
Good book, good story, but somehow I liked it the least of the Trilogy.
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