Gun Boss of Tumbleweed

This book contains two of Hubbard's pulp stories from near to the end of his pulp writing career. They're both from Thrilling Western magazine, the title story from the April, 1949 issue, and Blood on His Spurs from the September, 1949 issue. They're both typical of their time, kind of formulaic sto......more

Goodreads First Reads Giveaway Book. ------------------------------------ Another exciting book. This audiobook, Gun Boss of Tumbleweed, is a Western short story from 1949. It’s about a very fast gunslinger, Mart Kincaid, who’s blackmailed into working for Gar Malone. In this story, Mart is ordered to......more

Good lord, this was an atrocious release. I've listened to one other of these pulp audiobooks from Galaxy Press, as it wasn't too bad (nor particularly great), but this one hits the bottom of the barrel with the title novelette -- the narrator veers between bored and amused (at one point he has to s......more

This was a Goodreads First Read giveaway score. If not for the backup story "Blood on His Spurs," I probably would have given this one three stars. While Gun Boss of the Tumbleweed is a decent enough story, there's nothing particularly special about it. It's enjoyable, but a predictable western formu......more

Received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. I had no idea this was an audio book. I am not a fan of audio books because they play out the story in a different tone then I would perceive it. This was an okay listen for me. Kincaid’s mother had an accent that sounded like an islander tryi......more