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Riders of the Silences

Riders of the Silences

Brand, Max

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerWesternsLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 9354020461
ISBN13: 9789354020469
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Across the wild west frontier, a rider hears what others miss: the silences between hoofbeats. Silence out there can kill. Riders of the Silences is Max Brand at full stride, a classic western novel where speed, suspicion, and hard-won honour still matter as much as marksmanship. Written by one of the great architects of the early twentieth-century American Old West tale, this pulp western adventure brings the snap of magazine storytelling to a richer moral canvas. Brand, the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust, wrote fast yet with an ear for legend. His work helped shape the modern western: terse dialogue, high stakes, and landscapes that tighten around every choice. Expect a cowboy justice story shaped by swift decisions, shifting loyalties, and the stark codes of the range, with the edge of an outlaw chase thriller never far away. Brand's lean, visual style and big-sky atmosphere place him in the Zane Grey style western tradition, yet with a darker momentum that Louis Lamour readers often admire. Whether you are dipping in for a rugged horseback adventure or building a vintage western collection, this title rewards rereading for its craft, pace, and frontier psychology. A touchstone for western fiction fans, it also belongs on the shelf of western fiction collectors who value landmark voices in genre history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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