Ranger's Law: A Lone Star Saga

By Elmer Kelton

Book Overview

Written by the most honored Western writer of all time, "Ranger's Law "presents three novels from Elmer Kelton's acclaimed saga of the formative years of the Texas Rangers.In "Ranger's Trail," set in the decade following the Civil War, young David "Rusty" Shannon hopes to join the "ranging companies" being formed to curb depredations by Indian bands and renegade outlaws. Waiting will give him time to find and kill the man who murdered his fiancee - but the trail Rusty is following may lead to the wrong man."Texas Vendetta "pairs Rusty Shannon, now a Ranger private, with Farley Brackett, a Civil War veteran, to deliver a prisoner, Jayce Landon, to a sheriff of a distant county. The mission won't be easy. Landon killed a member of a rival clan and Rusty and his partner are riding into the middle of a blood feud.In "Jericho's Road," Ranger Andy Pickard, who as a child was taken captive by the Comanche and called 'Badger Boy, ' is assigned to ride patrol on the Texas-Mexico border and finds his few miles along the Rio Grande in the center of a range war.Two of the most recognizable Texas symbols - the Rangers and Elmer Kelton - come together in these unforgettable adventures in" Ranger's Law.""

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076531519X
• ISBN13: 9780765315199
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Three Novels by Kelton

This book is a compilation or collection of three of the "Texas Rangers Series" Ranger's Trail; Texas Vendetta; and Jericho's Road. three good, solid novels featuring Andy Pickard. My advice is to collect these stories separately, if you are into collecting all of Elmer Kelton's novels. The size and the weight of this book is sometimes difficult to handle. And the pages open hard as well and the book is definitely stiff to open, especially when new. That explains the physical side of the book. The content is typical Elmer Kelton. It features characters we may all have met somewhere, sometime in our own lives. But being Texans they have that extra swagger--being bold, determined, and civic minded when the need arises. So, from that stand point I give this a rating of 4 out of 5. If the price is right, but it."

Rangers Law by Elner Kelton

This book contains three Texas Ranger novels in chronological order with the same charactors. Very good reading. If you are familiar with Elmer Kelton's Texas novels, this book will meet or exceed your expectations.

Ranger's Law

I love his character development. Having read about 10 or 12 of Kelton's books I can say he is, in my opinion, the best Western author ever. I love the story lines and the way he develops and stages the story. You rarely know how the story will develop and the surprise is nice.

The best western trilogy I've ever read in my entire life.

I read The Ranger's Law Trilogy before I went back and read The Lone star saga(the trilogy written first). This is the most well written and descriptive western I have ever read in my entire life and I believe that anyone who invests in this trilogy will have spent their money very wisely. The characters are great and after the first book in the series you'll want to read more and more about them.

Another great read from Elmer Kelton

Among the best character developers I've ever read, Kelton is a master in his discriptions. The stories lines are NOT predictable in a genre' that typically is. I will be reading more of his work.