Fallon
by Louis L'Amour
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. Macon Fallon had never needed more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun; he was counting on those things now as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers to an abandoned mining town. But while Fallon prepared to pass the ghost town off as a gold mine in the making, a funny thing happened: a real-life community started to take shape in the town he’d christened Red Horse. So when a band of vicious outlaws and a kid who fancied show more himself a gunslinger threatened to rip Red Horse apart, Fallon found himself caught in one predicament he’d never gambled on. He had come to Red Horse to make a quick fortune, but now he might have to pick up a gun and risk his life for a place he never wanted to call home.…. show lessTags
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One of my favorites of L'Amours many Westerns, I like this one because the hero is unconventional -- a gambler rather than a cowboy or a lawman. The plotline is original, too, as Fallon tries to pull off the biggest swindle of his life, but gets caught up in being a reluctant hero trying to save the town he meant to abandon.
Fallon is a swindler, gambler, looking for a way to score some money to head for San Francisco, but gets entangled in his own web, and winds up questioning his motives.
Started a little slow, but became more interesting as I continued reading. Not L'Amour's best, but fine for fans and completists.
Started a little slow, but became more interesting as I continued reading. Not L'Amour's best, but fine for fans and completists.
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Macon Fallon had never needed more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun; he was counting on those things now as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers to an abandoned mining town. But while Fallon prepared to pass the ghost town off as a gold mine in the making, a funny thing happened: a real-life community started to take shape in the town he’d christened Red Horse. So when a band of vicious outlaws and a kid who fancied himself a gunslinger threatened to rip Red Horse apart, Fallon found himself caught in one predicament he’d never gambled on. He had come to Red Horse to make a quick fortune, but now he might have to pick up a gun and risk his life for a place he never wanted to call home.… show more
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Macon Fallon had never needed much more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun. And he was counting on those things now, as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers into an abandoned mining town. But while Fallon prepared to pass the ghost town off as a gold mine in the making, a funny thing happened: a real-life community started to take shape in the town he's christened Red Horse, and a lovely, strong-minded woman started to take notice of one Macon Fallon. So when a band of vicious outlaws and a kid who fancied himself a gunslinger threatened to rip Red Horse apart, Fallon found himself caught in the one predicament he's never gambled on -- picking up a gun and laying down his life for a place he just might call home ... show less
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Born in Jamestown, North Dakota on March 22, 1908, Louis L'Amour's adventurous life could have been the subject of one of his novels. Striking out on his own in 1923, at age 15, L'Amour began a peripatetic existence, taking whatever jobs were available, from skinning dead cattle to being a sailor. L'Amour knew early in life that he wanted to be a show more writer, and the experiences of those years serve as background for some of his later fiction. During the 1930s he published short stories and poetry; his career was interrupted by army service in World War II. After the war, L'Amour began writing for western pulp magazines and wrote several books in the Hopalong Cassidy series using the pseudonym Tex Burns. His first novel, Westward the Tide (1950), serves as an example of L'Amour's frontier fiction, for it is an action-packed adventure story containing the themes and motifs that he uses throughout his career. His fascination with history and his belief in the inevitability of manifest destiny are clear. Also present and typical of L'Amour's work are the strong, capable, beautiful heroine who is immediately attracted to the equally capable hero; a clear moral split between good and evil; reflections on the Native Americans, whose land and ways of life are being disrupted; and a happy ending. Although his work is somewhat less violent than that of other western writers, L'Amour's novels all contain their fair share of action, usually in the form of gunfights or fistfights. L'Amour's major contribution to the western genre is his attempt to create, in 40 or more books, the stories of three families whose histories intertwine as the generations advance across the American frontier. The novels of the Irish Chantry, English Sackett, and French Talon families are L'Amour's most ambitious project, and sadly were left unfinished at his death. Although L'Amour did not complete all of the novels, enough of the series exists to demonstrate his vision. L'Amour's strongest attribute is his ability to tell a compelling story; readers do not mind if the story is similar to one they have read before, for in the telling, L'Amour adds enough small twists of plot and detail to make it worth the reader's while. L'Amour fans also enjoy the bits of information he includes about everything from wilderness survival skills to finding the right person to marry. These lessons give readers the sense that they are getting their money's worth, that there is more to a L'Amour novel than sheer escapism. With over 200 million copies of his books in print worldwide, L'Amour must be counted as one of the most influential writers of westerns in this century. He died from lung cancer on June 10, 1988. (Bowker Author Biography) Louis L'Amour, truly America's favorite storyteller, was the first fiction writer ever to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress in honor of his life's work, & was also awarded the Medal of Freedom. There are over 260 million copies of his books in print worldwide. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- Fallon
- Original publication date
- 1963
- People/Characters
- Macon Fallon; Ginia Blane; Collins; Al Damon; Mr. Blane; Jim Blane (show all 29); Tom Damon; Deke; Ruth Damon; Joshua Teel; John Brennan; Crest; Riordan; Shelley; Devol; Zeno Yearly; Bellows; Luther Semple; Tandy Herren; Pete Shoyer; Hamilton; Budge; Gleason; Joboy; Iron John Buell; Spike Maloon; Card Graham; Wiley Pollock; Reverend Tattersall
- Important places
- Red Horse, Nevada, USA; Buell's Bluff, Nevada, USA; Seven Pines, Nevadam USA
- Dedication
- To Windy Slim:
Who Knew Every Side-Track West of the Mississippi
To Windy Slim: Who Knew Every Side-Track West of the Mississippi - First words
- Macon Fallon was a stranger to the town of Seven Pines, and fortunately for him he was a stranger with a fast horse.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Macon Fallon was no stranger to the town of Red Horse, and the fact that he was a man with a fast horse wasn't going to do him a dammed bit of good.
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 26
- ASINs
- 11
