For Seth Claybourne, still clad in the grey uniform of the defeated Confederates, there is no point in returning home.
His family have been forced to quit their land by carpetbaggers from the east. So now he rides west.
Crossing a desert, he encounters a man who has been left for dead. But with grit and determination Jeb Dawson still lives, and when Seth saves the wounded man's life - driving off his returning attackers - the old man confides in him.
Dawson has the deeds to precious land in Condor Peaks which will spike in value once the plans to build a railroad there are finalised. He must reach Condor Peaks soon to validate his claim on the land before it reverts back to the government.
However, it appears that powerful and deadly men have discovered Dawson's ownership of these deeds and now vested interests want him dead.
Hence the violent ambush the old man fell victim to. Now he's unfit to travel and the clock is ticking...
In agreeing to act as Dawson's proxy, Seth puts himself in the firing line.
'A thrilling read.' - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code.
"His output was incredible, and maintained a very high standard." - Philip Harbottle, Editor, Fantasy Adventures.
John Glasby was born in 1928, and graduated from University with an honours degree in Chemistry. He started his career as a research chemist for I.C.I, in 1952, and worked for them until his retirement. Having produced hundreds of short stories and novels during the 1950's and 60's, his body of work spans several genres including dozens of paperback westerns, all of which were reprinted in hardcover and paperback four decades later. The majority of his stories were written under various pseudonyms and House Names. Following his retirement from I.C.I., Glasby produced a steady stream of new westerns, science fiction and crime novels, right up to his death in 2010.
Genre: Western
His family have been forced to quit their land by carpetbaggers from the east. So now he rides west.
Crossing a desert, he encounters a man who has been left for dead. But with grit and determination Jeb Dawson still lives, and when Seth saves the wounded man's life - driving off his returning attackers - the old man confides in him.
Dawson has the deeds to precious land in Condor Peaks which will spike in value once the plans to build a railroad there are finalised. He must reach Condor Peaks soon to validate his claim on the land before it reverts back to the government.
However, it appears that powerful and deadly men have discovered Dawson's ownership of these deeds and now vested interests want him dead.
Hence the violent ambush the old man fell victim to. Now he's unfit to travel and the clock is ticking...
In agreeing to act as Dawson's proxy, Seth puts himself in the firing line.
Praise for John Glasby
'A thrilling read.' - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code.
"His output was incredible, and maintained a very high standard." - Philip Harbottle, Editor, Fantasy Adventures.
John Glasby was born in 1928, and graduated from University with an honours degree in Chemistry. He started his career as a research chemist for I.C.I, in 1952, and worked for them until his retirement. Having produced hundreds of short stories and novels during the 1950's and 60's, his body of work spans several genres including dozens of paperback westerns, all of which were reprinted in hardcover and paperback four decades later. The majority of his stories were written under various pseudonyms and House Names. Following his retirement from I.C.I., Glasby produced a steady stream of new westerns, science fiction and crime novels, right up to his death in 2010.
Genre: Western
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