Riders of the Silences

by John Frederick Fre

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Genres: Westerns, Adventure, Classics, Fiction

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

Reviews

[Mikkel Libby]

Great book.

No one delves into psycological side of his characters like Max Brand. His are not jusr stories, they let us feel the misery of the of the desperate lonely people of the west. He does not glorify his characters, but lets see the struggles.

[Bruce]

I enjoy listening to Max Brand books on the way home from work as a way to unwind and escape in my mind for a bit. I like his way of frequently introducing new and interesting characters throughout the story and putting new twists in the plot without overdoing it like the plot twists are in many modern movies. Sometimes movies these days are just exhausting trying to keep up with and you feel like the authors or directors are just stringing you along from one cliffhanger and crisis and unexpected twist to the next instead of just telling a good story. Almost like they are just pushing your buttons to sell a movie.

So I like the pace of the Max Brand storytelling usually. I keep hoping I find a book by him that is truly a great one that I can recommend to friends or family without reservation but haven’t found one yet. Hard to find one that stands out but a few I couldn’t finish and occasional parts that just were substandard or embarrassingly bad. But overall I have enjoyed many hours of good storytelling over the years via LibriVox.

[Julia]

Pierre, brought up by a kindly priest since infancy, is about to enter the priesthood when he suddenly finds out that he does have a biological father who is an outlaw. The father gave him up to the priest to raise when his mistress died (because he knew his wife would murder the baby if he brought him home to her). The father is dying from a gunshot would by another outlaw, and writes for Pierre to try to come see him before he dies. If you can get past the premise that this young man, almost a priest, gives up everything he knows to become an outlaw to avenge the death of the outlaw father he never knew until the day the father died, it can be a fun read. I enjoyed it. The characters are more three-dimensional than you might expect, even the worst of them having some soft edges. Wilderness life. Chaste romance. Love triangles. A masquerade ball. Revenge. Shooting. Horses. Gambling. Thievery. I listened to this as a free download from LibriVox.org. Originally published in 1920.

[William]

Narrative is well written in precise English while characters speak colloquially. Outstanding and fast-paced narrative. This book was originally published in 1920 and although it has been out of print for a long time it ought to be republished for post modern readers. While I am new to reading westerns I am hooked on Max Brand's style.

[David Braly]

A little odd, but I liked it.

[Richard]

Started as a Western, but ends as a romance.

The story starts as a Western, but ends??????? You will have to decide. The author had a fair western, but in the middle he must have put a dress on and finished as a girly story. Not worth the time.

[Stephanie]

This was a very good story. Interesting characters and it moved well. Even a little romance there.

[Kyle Morgan]

A first rate western!

[Mike Grady]

An engaging, quick read.

[William]

Classic reading 🎧
A will written pulp fiction classic western with interesting characters and story line. I would recommend to readers of classic westerns. Enjoy reading 2021 ✨🎉👌

[Aaron English]

Started off very hard to catch on to for myself. But ended pretty well.

[Cws]

W Bra

[Mary E Hatfield]

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[Robbie]

WESTERN
Jim read this on 6-17-16 and rated it 4.7 stars.