Warpath

Landon Saga #8

by Tell Cotten

When Rondo Landon discovers his wife has been taken captive during a daring Indian raid, he’s determined to find her. April Gibson is also taken, and the Landons, Lee Mattingly, and others take out after them. Along the way, they encounter someone from the Landon’s past, a war chief out for blood, a thunderstorm, relationships, and tough decisions. Warpath continues The Landon Saga…

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2016

Reviews

[William M. Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another exciting adventure in the west

I have to say these book keep your interest. Its hard to put them down once you start reading. Happy to see that Lee and April got together.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An employee at The Palace Hotel, April Gibson starts avoiding her boss, Jeremiah Wisdom, after his unwelcome marriage proposals. Needing a break, April makes her way to the Tomlin Ranch with her ten year old daughter, June, to visit with April’s best friend, Rachel Landon. With Rachel’s husband, Rondo, being out of town, Rachel and April go horseback riding in order to catch up on each other’s lives, while Rory Wheeler (the Tomlin’s ranch hand) keeps an eye on June. Little do they know that mighty Apache Chief, No Worries, has a score to settle with the Landon family and aims to use Rachel as bait. As Craig Tomlin, the head of the Tomlin Ranch, emerges from the ranch’s headquarters, he notices that things are unusually quiet, and quickly panics after realizing that April and Rachel are out on a ride alone. Animal remains and scalped bodies of the town folk are soon discovered and, as word gets around about the missing women, a desperate rescue mission is launched in the hopes of trying to save April and Rachel, while doing their best not to lose their own lives in the process.

Having grown up in cattle country, surrounded by guns and horses, I felt very much at home while reading Warpath and loved that the genre’s nostalgic setting in the introductory narration (which set out the background events) played out in a deep western voice inside my head. With this being the first western novel I have ever read, I was pleasantly surprised by the exquisite quality of writing and highly imaginative and well-put-together plot which Tell Cotten has penned. Each character’s role was mapped out in such a way that they each had their own individual story to tell, yet were all linked to one other. It was easy to visualize each scene as it unfolded, almost like watching a feature film, which takes true writing talent, and Tell Cotten has easily mastered such a task. The characters in the book were very engaging and realistic. Although there was a decent amount of gore in the story-line, I found myself deeply engrossed in each and every chapter from Warpath, enjoying the true western feel. I look forward to reading more books from Tell Cotten in the future and recommend Warpath to readers who enjoy drama, suspense, adventure and a touch of romance in this fast-paced, action-packed, horseback-riding thriller.

- Rosie Malezer for Readers’ Favorite

[Vernita Naylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author Tell Cotten is back with Warpath, his eighth book in the Landon Saga Western Series. As Cotten says, even though Warpath can stand alone, it is suggested that you begin with the first edition of the series, Confessions of a Gunfighter. Cotten does a great job in introducing the main characters in Warpath to help bring you up to speed with the story. To set up the backdrop of the story, meet ex-outlaw and lawman Rondo Landon, Texas Rangers and Rondo’s cousins, Yancy and Cooper Landon, and Rondo’s friend and ex-outlaw, Lee Mattingly.

Six months earlier, No-Worries was trying to get ammunition from an Indian trader, whose boss was Ike Nash. However, instead of doing business with the Indians, the trader had another thing in mind - getting rid of Rondo. He told No-Worries that unless Rondo was dead, he would be unable to continue to trade with No-Worries and the rest of the Indian tribe. What was behind this hit? Rondo was said to have killed Ike’s son, Tanner, and Ike wanted revenge for Tanner’s death. The plot was to kidnap Rondo’s new wife, Rachel, which would surely draw Rondo in closer for the kill.

Warpath by Tell Cotten is a great Western story and has all of the elements of the wild, wild West. With Cotten being a Texan, it appears that he has a great knack for telling this type of story. I fully enjoyed reading Warpath and it created an aura that makes you feel a part of the story. If you love Westerns, pick up your own copy of Warpath. Happy reading.Warpath

[Martha Peebles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

As usual Tell Cotton did a great job. I have really enjoyed this book. I really hope their will be more of these books. I would love to see one about Winchester. Sounds like he will make a great story.

[Bruno Lemons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

I can't wait to meet Quincy land on the other cousin and winchesters brother fun reading, enjoyed very much can't wait for the next book

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good novel by this author and I recommend this book to everyone.