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published
May 1st 1988
by Bantam
binding
Paperback, 448 pages
isbn
0553270222
(isbn13: 9780553270228)
description
The Navajo called them the Anasazi: an enigmatic race of southwestern cliff dwellers. For centuries, the sudden disappearance of this proud and noble ...more
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Read in January, 2004
Not very good. Actually, pretty weird. And at the end I kind of felt like I'd wasted a lot of my time in reading it. Seemed kind of pointless.
Anyways, this person finds a kind of time portal in and old cliff dweller sacred building and uses it to pass back through time several times to meet a woman and her tribe and fight to escape from the people who are attacking them.
Anyways, this person finds a kind of time portal in and old cliff dweller sacred building and uses it to pass back through time several times to meet a woman and her tribe and fight to escape from the people who are attacking them.
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Read in May, 2008
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Read in November, 2007
This book was a good mix of western and science fiction as it looked at southwest Native American culture and offered a parallel world explanation on the disappearance of the Anasazi people. I liked the characters and the story, but I sometimes found the plot repetitive, especially Mike's indecision about what he should do. I also would have liked more storyline set in the other world.
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Read in January, 2001
recommended to Cindy by:
Marle Schofield and Dan Ellsworth
After taking on the daunting task of getting to know Louise L'Amour I read about 20 of his books before I cam across this one. Although I liked the other books written in the western style, this was fresh and unique written in a more contemporary fashion. It is rather Science Fictional because there is time travel involved. I thought it was very good.
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Read in January, 1997
OK, OK......... What is L'Amour doing in my reads?
A hundred years ago when down with the flu I read one of his westerns. Boring, but better than thinking about being sick.
Someone told me to read Haunted Mesa. I did and was surprised. It actually is an Anasazi/science fiction work and a fun read. Not literature, but better than watching TV.
A hundred years ago when down with the flu I read one of his westerns. Boring, but better than thinking about being sick.
Someone told me to read Haunted Mesa. I did and was surprised. It actually is an Anasazi/science fiction work and a fun read. Not literature, but better than watching TV.
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fans of the author.
I had never read a book by this author before, and I have to say that the experience of reading this one was quite bizarre. However, I did find myself engrossed and made it right into the end. I just don't know if I came out with understanding. You have to read this one to believe it. On an extra note, I did find it scary in the beginning.
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I really love Louis L'Amour's work but this was one of the weakest. Part of the problem for me was that it was set in the modern day, and involved a fantasy element that I didn't think L'Amour carried off very well. Some other folks have raved about this book, though, so don't let me put you off of it.
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Read in January, 1996
I in no way like westerns books, but I was bored one day and my brother slipped this baby to me to read. I absolutely loved it. Its western meets ghost story. So good. I found out later that Louis L'amour died while writing this book and his wife finished it for him. Go Louis L'amour's wife!!!
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Read in January, 2005
This is my favorite of all the L'Amours strictly because it takes a different direction and incorporates legends of the Anasazi (which has always fascinated me). True L'Amour fans will probably not like this as it strays from western to more of a light sci-fi read.
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Read in May, 2008
I enjoy this book. I always make it to the end although it was scarrier when I was younger. There is some repetitiveness to it and some of Louis L'mours pontifications through his character distract. But it's different as far as Westerns go. It's a good poolside book.
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I enjoyed reading this book because it was quite different from the other books I have been reading. It had very interesting concepts of different worlds, different beliefs, etc. The ending was quite a surprise and kept me guessing!
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I have read this one many times. Expands the traditional Louis L'Amour formula. Great read. I have used this book to go to some of the places mentioned in it. The actual Haunted Mesa is along the San Juan River arm of Lake Powell.
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Even though I don't read much Western Fiction, it's not possible to live in Wyoming for any length of time and not learn to appreciate L'Amour. This one is my favorite, probably because it is less Western than most of his.
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Ok, this is an odd one. Louis L'amour does science fiction/fantasy. Deals with alternate realities in a surprisingly matter-of-fact fashion. Still enough two-fisted action to remind you just who wrote the thing.
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Read in April, 2007
Western themed books are not my normal cup of tea. But this one had elements of mystery and supernatural occurances. I had not known what to expect when I picked up, as I was going by the author's name alone.
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Read in January, 1987
L'Amour was my dad's favorite author, so I read quite a few of his books when I was a teenager. This one left an impact because of its mysical theory as to why the Anasazi disappeared.
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This was a fun read that was very different from what I normally read. Mysterious but I hate when books fall flat towards the end. Especially interesting living here in AZ.
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Read in January, 1999
surprisingly good sci-fi/fantasy from a predominately western writer. Of course, I read this when I was in high school, so I'm going off a memory that's _ years old :)
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Read in January, 2008
Something really different from Louis L'Amour. Well good for him. It's kind of creepy and there is some interesting discussion about Indian civilizations in the Southwest.
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Read in January, 2007
This is not an amazing book, but I still really enjoy reading. It's one I like to read every couple of years. I enjoy the myths/legends behind the Anasazi Indians.
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