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Guns of Legende #1
Front Range Rebellion: Guns of Legende #1
GUNS OF LEGENDE
Colorado statehood isn't enough for some men.
Front Range Rebellion spins the wild and woolly tale of how the Society of Buckhorn and Bison is entrusted with defeating the power-mad Colonel Carlton Clark's attempt to stop Colorado from becoming the Centennial State and establish his own country.
Allister Legende recruits two new agents. Frank Landry peddles whiskey for the Mudflats Distilling Company and has connections, both legal and illicit, throughout the territory. Fiery redhead Emily O'Connor comes from a higher class of society--Boston Mainline. She's an accomplished gambler, willing to bet everything on the turn of a card or spin of a Colt's cylinder. They are perfect to thwart Colonel Clark as he maneuvers both militarily and politically, but can they cooperate? They have different ideas, different ways of swinging into action--and they were married. The baggage both carry from their failed marriage pits them against one another, as well as against Colonel Clark and his army of murderous cutthroats.
Statehood is at stake. And more, much more. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as Frank and Emily battle both the would-be President of Auraria ... and each other.
Colorado statehood isn't enough for some men.
Front Range Rebellion spins the wild and woolly tale of how the Society of Buckhorn and Bison is entrusted with defeating the power-mad Colonel Carlton Clark's attempt to stop Colorado from becoming the Centennial State and establish his own country.
Allister Legende recruits two new agents. Frank Landry peddles whiskey for the Mudflats Distilling Company and has connections, both legal and illicit, throughout the territory. Fiery redhead Emily O'Connor comes from a higher class of society--Boston Mainline. She's an accomplished gambler, willing to bet everything on the turn of a card or spin of a Colt's cylinder. They are perfect to thwart Colonel Clark as he maneuvers both militarily and politically, but can they cooperate? They have different ideas, different ways of swinging into action--and they were married. The baggage both carry from their failed marriage pits them against one another, as well as against Colonel Clark and his army of murderous cutthroats.
Statehood is at stake. And more, much more. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as Frank and Emily battle both the would-be President of Auraria ... and each other.
238 pages, Paperback
Published April 3, 2022
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Brody Weatherford
11 booksBrody Weatherford is a crusty old rapscallion with dozens of blood-churning Western pulps to his credit published under a host of trail-blazing pen names. He lives somewhere west of the 100th meridian in a spacious log home with three dogs, ten cats, and a palomino named McGee.
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May 31, 2022
The first in a series that has a sort-of Old West "Mission: Impossible" vibe, "Front Range Rebellion" is set in 1876 & involves a secret organization run by a man named Allister Legende. Legende receives assignments from the Federal government, then assigns agents to fulfill those assignments.
In this case, an insane soldier named Carlton Clark has raised an army of outlaws, robbed a train carrying gold to fund operations, and plans on making Colorado an independent nation before it joins the Union as a new state.
To foil this, Legende recruits a fast-talking whiskey salesman named Frank Landry. Frank is also very, very handy with the .36 Navy revolver he carries. Also recruited is the beautiful Emily O'Conner, who is a highly skilled and very observant gambler. Legende doesn't learn until after he recruits the two that they had once been married.
The book is an enormously fun read. The plot is expertly constructed. We get short but informative introductory chapters that bring Clark, Landry and Emily into the story quickly and effectively.
The very first chapter, for instance, recounts the train robbery carried out by Clark and his men. It's action-packed, while also teaching us that Clark is a skilled sniper, a ruthless man willing to slaughter anyone who gets in his way, and probably quite insane. That chapter tells us that Clark is a dangerous man and presents a serious threat.
When Frank and Emily are put on the case, the story jumps back and forth between them, but does so smoothly so that we can always follow the overall plot. Frank infiltrates Clark's army and Emily works to uncover a traitor on the territorial governor's staff. Both story arcs gives us plenty of action and present us with intelligent heroes who often have to think very fast on their feet to keep themselves alive and get the job done. Several great plot twist are dropped in as the story races along.
The book ends with a superb battle scene, with the situation changing rapidly, leading to a tense sniper duel.
The book really is enormous fun. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
In this case, an insane soldier named Carlton Clark has raised an army of outlaws, robbed a train carrying gold to fund operations, and plans on making Colorado an independent nation before it joins the Union as a new state.
To foil this, Legende recruits a fast-talking whiskey salesman named Frank Landry. Frank is also very, very handy with the .36 Navy revolver he carries. Also recruited is the beautiful Emily O'Conner, who is a highly skilled and very observant gambler. Legende doesn't learn until after he recruits the two that they had once been married.
The book is an enormously fun read. The plot is expertly constructed. We get short but informative introductory chapters that bring Clark, Landry and Emily into the story quickly and effectively.
The very first chapter, for instance, recounts the train robbery carried out by Clark and his men. It's action-packed, while also teaching us that Clark is a skilled sniper, a ruthless man willing to slaughter anyone who gets in his way, and probably quite insane. That chapter tells us that Clark is a dangerous man and presents a serious threat.
When Frank and Emily are put on the case, the story jumps back and forth between them, but does so smoothly so that we can always follow the overall plot. Frank infiltrates Clark's army and Emily works to uncover a traitor on the territorial governor's staff. Both story arcs gives us plenty of action and present us with intelligent heroes who often have to think very fast on their feet to keep themselves alive and get the job done. Several great plot twist are dropped in as the story races along.
The book ends with a superb battle scene, with the situation changing rapidly, leading to a tense sniper duel.
The book really is enormous fun. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
May 3, 2022
Exciting Series Start
Front Range Rebellion is the first book in what portends to be a long western series. Having first heard about this series on a podcast I was attracted that the stories carried within them elements of The Shadow novels and The Wild Wild West tv series. I was not disappointed.
In Front Range Rebellion one of the territories is about to become a new state in the union. However, there is Colonel Clark, who for various reasons, revealed as the plot develops wants to, through an insurrection make the territory an independent country.
Legende is the key operative. Mysterious in many ways, he runs his operation out of a club within his home. His operatives are sent out to help justice prevail.
The operatives include various characters two of whom are invited to join because of their unique talents. The story follows their individual exploits through the novel’s conclusion.
This adventure novel is a must read. I loved it, the characters, and will soon read the already published next installment. If you enjoy westerns, adventure and intrigue then this series, and this first read in the same is for you.
Front Range Rebellion is the first book in what portends to be a long western series. Having first heard about this series on a podcast I was attracted that the stories carried within them elements of The Shadow novels and The Wild Wild West tv series. I was not disappointed.
In Front Range Rebellion one of the territories is about to become a new state in the union. However, there is Colonel Clark, who for various reasons, revealed as the plot develops wants to, through an insurrection make the territory an independent country.
Legende is the key operative. Mysterious in many ways, he runs his operation out of a club within his home. His operatives are sent out to help justice prevail.
The operatives include various characters two of whom are invited to join because of their unique talents. The story follows their individual exploits through the novel’s conclusion.
This adventure novel is a must read. I loved it, the characters, and will soon read the already published next installment. If you enjoy westerns, adventure and intrigue then this series, and this first read in the same is for you.
June 11, 2022
Mislabeled Western
With just a few changes this book could have moved from the 1871 time period to anytime from 1900 on. This book is only a western because of time period it was set in. A true Western it is not. The writing is ok, but on the lite side. Characters were very weak. Not that enjoyable of a read.
With just a few changes this book could have moved from the 1871 time period to anytime from 1900 on. This book is only a western because of time period it was set in. A true Western it is not. The writing is ok, but on the lite side. Characters were very weak. Not that enjoyable of a read.
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