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Matt Tierney #2
Dakota Gold
Book by Champlin, Tim
329 pages, Hardcover
First published July 12, 1982
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Tim Champlin
68 books8 followersTim Champlin was born in North Dakota. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State College and earned a Masters degree in English from Peabody College, Nashville. He writes novels of the American West.
(source: Penguin Random House)
(source: Penguin Random House)
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August 6, 2022
Though there is no indication on the book, except a seemingly unconnected reference to another "also by Tim Champlin," but this is the second in a series. Or at least is a sequel.
A reader begins to get that idea, though, when the book seems to start in the middle.
The four main characters are fairly well developed, so a reader might want to but isn't required to read the first one, "Summer of the Sioux."
The four protagonists jump right into adventure, with their very lives at risk, and go through some interesting changes.
Everything is pretty well explained ... except for one thing: The ending is very disappointing, with everything summed up in a conversation instead of being shown; but one of the characters who refused to carry a gun previously is suddenly a life-saver because of his being close by with his six-shooter.
Pardon my private joke, but I have to ask if such errors are because the author is from North (brrrrr) Dakota. (Also private: I used to live next door to the college he went to. As Walt used to say, It's a small, small world.)
The book is short, about 202 pages in the paperback I have. I wouldn't hesitate to read more by Tim Champlin, but I won't be counting on a lot. So if his work has improved, it will be a nice surprise; if it hasn't, well I already know what to expect.
A reader begins to get that idea, though, when the book seems to start in the middle.
The four main characters are fairly well developed, so a reader might want to but isn't required to read the first one, "Summer of the Sioux."
The four protagonists jump right into adventure, with their very lives at risk, and go through some interesting changes.
Everything is pretty well explained ... except for one thing: The ending is very disappointing, with everything summed up in a conversation instead of being shown; but one of the characters who refused to carry a gun previously is suddenly a life-saver because of his being close by with his six-shooter.
Pardon my private joke, but I have to ask if such errors are because the author is from North (brrrrr) Dakota. (Also private: I used to live next door to the college he went to. As Walt used to say, It's a small, small world.)
The book is short, about 202 pages in the paperback I have. I wouldn't hesitate to read more by Tim Champlin, but I won't be counting on a lot. So if his work has improved, it will be a nice surprise; if it hasn't, well I already know what to expect.
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