The Renegade

White Indian #2

by Donald Clayton Porter

Bold action and blazing romance from the producer of The Kent Family Chronicles. The The unbridled fury that fills Renno, and the great Manitou spirit that protects him are his as a mighty Seneca warrior. But the blood that courses through his veins is white man's blood. The Promises Beyond. Now white men's war threatens to steal his homeland, and to thrust him into a turbulent England of trollops and highwaymen. Here he will pit his native skills against sophisticated diplomats and plunge into a dangerous liaison with the French enchantress called Adrienne.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Westerns, Historical, Native Americans, Native American

369 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

The Colonization of America series was renamed to The White Indian Series with Book V, Renno.

1914-1988.
Noel B. Gerson
aka
Anne Marie Burgess, Samuel Edwards, Leon Phillips, Donald Clayton Porter, Dana Fuller Ross (with James Reasoner)

Reviews

[J.L. Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this entire series far more times than I might possibly count, much like a dear old friend, I simply cannot bear not visiting with him and "catching up," time and time again.

Donald Clayton Porter started this masterful series and in my opinion; when in later storylines he characters fade somewhat as Mr. Porter continually pushed out new editions it seemed to dilute the perspective of the original mind-set. In all honestly, after #10 I begin to lose interest and the it just feels to be too much along the lines of pure pulp media and like he is banging away at the keyboards strictly for the sake of monetary gain. I am not an idiot, of course that is why he writes in the first place, but the lineage simply cannot compare with Renno, the "White Indian."

Don't misunderstand me, I still own them all and love them dearly, it is just that I have read 1-10 probably a dozen and a half times each, the rs read just the once.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this series in Jr. High!

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in the 80s

[Keith Gerlach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading the series I first read in the late 70s! Excellent!

[Mike Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

The whole series is A+.

[Jeana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book in the White Indian Series. A series that I loved as a teenager. I know why that is now. Everything seems to come together so conveniently to always work out right. For a younger person this makes for an excellent story. For an adult who has realized that life does not and definitely did not always work that way, it's disenchanting.

I still like the series, but am not as in love with it as I was as a kid. Renno is of course the only one who can save the British new world from the evil French. He travels to to the new world and meets King William and Queen Mary to get the support needed to launch a full scale attack on the French. He gets it and comes home only to become a renegade and a spy in order to get information to succeed in the attack.

The relationships are always only complicated enough to keep you reading, but then they all workout perfectly. I'm not running to pick up the next book, even though it's downstairs and I know I will read it eventually. I never finished the series and I need to remind myself of all that happened in order to finish it.

[JG (Introverted Reader) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Renno, the white man raised by Native Americans, is now a senior warrior of the Seneca. The French and the Huron are menacing Renno's tribe and their British neighbors. The King of England is ignorant of the drama playing out in his colonies. Renno is asked to go to London to present the settlers' case to the king. Renno is reluctant, afraid that the white man's ways will seduce him and he will forget the Seneca. But he listens to duty and heads across the ocean.

This was much better than the first one. The book skipped over all the explanations and got straight down to the story. All of my favorite characters resurfaced, along with a few new, but still interesting, faces. I liked reading about Renno's reactions to London, as well as London's reaction to Renno. The pacing was much better and I read this book in just two or three days. I look forward to picking up the next one.

[Ryan Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a 2 month period I went through the first dozen of this series. I remember enjoying it in high school and they have collected dust on the shelf since. Every time I looked at them I thought I should read them again but not having an electronic version hampered my desire. I finally got back into the world of the Seneca tribe when the pilgrims first came to this country. Following multipal generations of this family is enjoyable. Held up pretty good.

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this series - it's a little unrealistic (okay a lot) but Dad owned the series and I rememeber reading them as a teenager - I think I'll continue

[David Hayes]

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