Legend of the Lone Ranger

by Gary McCarthy

Chronicles the rise to fame of the mysterious masked stranger who, with his Indian companion Tonto, rode throughout the West in a relentless quest against injustice and lawlessness

Genres: Fiction, Westerns, Indonesian Literature

188 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Gary McCarthy is the author of fourteen American historical novels and thirty-four westerns published by many of New York's major publishing houses. He has over three million books in print and continues to research and write his Canyon Country novels.

Growing up with horses and living in California, Nevada and Arizona, Gary is well suited to writing about the American West. He received his B.S. degree in Animal Science and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics. He has a keen interest in Native American cultures, especially the Hopi, Navajo, Havasupai and Haulapai who live in Northern Arizona.

Gary and his wife Jane live in Arizona and have often ridden horses and hiked in the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests. Gary is always looking for new stories set in the American West and considers the research to be among his most favorite pursuits.

Reviews

[Isaiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a story about the origin of the lone ranger. It tells a pretty good story about a young boy, John Reed, who meets Tonto and grows up with him by his side. They train together and find criminals - like a wild western Batman and Robin.

I liked how the author makes it look like if the Lone Ranger and Tonto weren't in America's history, the country would be a lot less safe and prosperous. If you're into westerns or want to get into them, this is a good place to start. Abraham Lincoln would probably like to read this book.

[Chris Haynes · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember reading this book when it first came out because I was really excited about the upcoming movie. Of course that was a long time ago and I don't remember if I liked it or not. Well, now I can tell you that this is not a good book.

I've never read anything by this author before so I can't tell you if the problem lies with the writer or the source material. But, with hindsight and knowing the infamy of the movie, I would hazard a guess that the source material is to blame.

The book reads as if it were written for grade school aged kids which makes it boring for an adult. The Lone Ranger doesn't show up until the second half of the book and the climatic ending of the book is maybe 10 pages long. The dialog comes right out of a Lifetime movie or soap opera.

This could have been a really good story but the shoddy writing, the boring action and the really lame dialog just ruined it. Save yourself some time and skip this book. But, since I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going to watch the movie to see if it's as bad as I remember.

[John Peel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Everybody who likes Westerns knows the basic story of the Lone Ranger - sole survivor of the massacre of a troop of rangers by Butch Cavendish's gang, nursed back to health by Tonto, and who then dedicates his life to righting wrongs and serving up six-gun justice. The movie on which this novel was based is probably the worst version of the story made, and this book sticks firmly to being the worst in its own way. It's filled with dreadful cliches and poor writing. If you want Lone Ranger, read the Fran Striker novels from the Fifties and avoid this one like the plague.

[kinu triatmojo · Rating 3 out of 5]

another pahlawan bertopeng.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This version of the origin of the Lone Ranger is so-so.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. I'll stick to the DVD's of the old t.v. show.