Robert Parker's The Bridge by Robert Knott. Another
good western in the tradition established by Robert Parker, an author
like A.C. Doyle who's not allowed to die... This is spoiler
country, but if you don't accept a totally mystical explanation, seems
likely an actress could play a passable gypsy...
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. This
reminds me of The Weapon Shops of Issher by AE Van Vogt, in that it has
an entrenched imperial dynasty and guns seem to be the answer.
Otherwise it goes out of its way to not clue you in to the various
alien concepts while keeping such familiar bits as captain and
lieutenant, making it a mystery. It is well written but slow
moving, and did not make me long to read the sequel(s).
Guns of the Timberlands by Louis L'Amour By
this stage in his writing career, he was sensitive enough to
environmental concerns to side with a cattleman against the timber men,
at least on sensitive land. L'Amour's women still don't seem to
know how to do more than watch... I'm listening to these while I
work in the pottery, and they're entertaining but insipid.
David Thompson by Jack Nisbet Having
toured through a good share of the Northwest, including a bit into
Canada, this was fun reading for me, and brought the historical
surveyor and explorer to life...
Hondo by Louis L'Amour L'Amour's
Old West was filled with beautiful single women running ranches on
their own, and rugged handsome men who will fight off all the bad guys
to get her. That said, it's a fun fantasy...
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