Comanche Moon, Larry McMurtry
Comanche Moon, Larry McMurtry
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Comanche Moon

Author: Larry McMurtry

Narrator: Frank Muller

Unabridged: 21 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/01/1997


Synopsis

The second prequel, following Dead Man’s Walk, to Larry McMurtry’s classic novel Lonesome Dove charts the harrowing careers of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call as they fight foes throughout the Texas territory and their own demons, setting up the events of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic.

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The second book of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove tetralogy, Comanche Moon takes us once again into the world of the American West.

Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow Call, now in their middle years, continue to deal with the ever-increasing tensions of adult life—Gus with his great love, Clara Forsythe, and Call with Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him. Two proud but very different men, they enlist with the Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Assisting the Rangers in their wild chase is the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes.

Comanche Moon closes the twenty-year gap between Dead Man’s Walk and Lonesome Dove, following beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades in arms—Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker—in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life.

About Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Cheryl on 2008-01-16 15:52:33

This is one of my favorite books. I couldn't put it down. Very graphic! Great story.

AudiobooksNow review by Sharon on 2008-07-15 16:57:39

Just as all of McMurtry's books, this is another great one!!

Goodreads review by Andy on July 12, 2023

In order of publication: Lonesome Dove (1985) ***** Streets of Laredo (1993) **** Dead Man's Walk (1995) **** Comanche Moon(1997) **** In order of internal chronology: Dead Man’s Walk (set in 1842, when Gus and Call are 19 years old)Comanche Moon(set in 1858, when the men are 35 years old) Lonesome Dove......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on November 19, 2014

There are two ways to read the Lonesome Dove series, and they're analogous to the ways you can watch Star Wars. You can start with the first produced, which fall in the middle of the story chronologically, then read/watch to the end of the story, then loop back around and meet back in the middle. Th......more

Goodreads review by Megan on May 19, 2014

In Comanche Moon, Larry McMurtry has a deep sense of his characters and what they might do at any given moment. This often leads to scenes that ring true for the characters, but don't advance the narrative, or, indeed, subvert the narrative drive. This sprawling novel is not one of plot. It is one o......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 09, 2020

This is the final book McMurtry wrote in the Lonesome Dove series, coming 2nd in the chronology (Dead Man's Walk -> Comanche Moon -> Lonesome Dove -> Streets of Laredo.) In Comanche Moon, we seem to be about a decade beyond the events in Dead Man's Walk with Gus and Call both Captains in the Texas Ra......more

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on November 25, 2019

If a reader wishes to read the Lonesome Dove series in chronological order: 1.Dead Man's Walk (1995) 2.Comanche Moon (1997) 3.Lonesome Dove (1985) 4.Streets of Laredo (1993) I read the series in publishing order. I'm sorry I did since the anticipation of what would happen quite disappeared during my read......more