Code of the West

Got off to a slow start but I'm glad I picked it back up and finished. Great characters and a storyline that kept me interested until the last page.......more

[Some may consider some of this content spoilers.] Texan Jimmy Goodnight makes a name for himself by pulling an ax out of an anvil at the fair winning $1000 prize money. Roping a one-ton buffalo doesn’t sound very smart but having your buddy tie your feet to your stirrups after you get paralyzed when......more

Code of the West by Aaron Latham was well written and filled with action. I enjoyed reading it, for the most part, because I am a fan of Westerns. The one beef I had with it was the author's bent toward comparing this story to that of King Arthur. I think it would've been better without constantly m......more

A clever transplant of the Arthurian legend into the Old West, cleaving true to just enough elements of the source material without becoming bogged down and overly predictable. Latham describes the Red Canyon (the protagonist’s Camelot) and the Texan landscape with superb detail and the Comanche cha......more