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This tie-in novel brings fresh enjoyment to fans of Dodge City's iconic
peace officer. For more than fifty years, Gunsmoke tie-in novels have
been entertaining us. I count 16 of them so far:
1.Gunsmoke:Adventures of Marshal Dillon, by Don Ward,1957.
2.Gunsmoke:Showdown on Front Street, by Paul S Newman,1969.
3.Gunsmoke, by Chris Patton,1970.
4.Gunsmoke:The Renegades,by Jackson Flynn,1974.
5.Gunsmoke:Shootout,by Jackson Flynn,1974.
6.Gunsmoke:Duel at Dodge City,by Jackson Flynn,1974.
7.Gunsmoke:Cheyenne Vengeance,by Jackson Flynn, 1975.
8.Gunsmoke:The Novel, by Gary McCarthy,1998.
9.Gunsmoke:Deadman's Witness,by Gary McCarthy,1999.
10.Gunsmoke:Marshal Festus,by Gary McCarthy,1999.
11.Gunsmoke:Blood, Bullets and Buckskin,by Joseph A. West,2005.
12.Gunsmoke:Last Dog Soldier,by Joseph A. West,2005.
13.Gunsmoke:Blizzard of Lead,by Joseph A. West,2006.
14.Gunsmoke:Reckless Gun,by Joseph A. West,2006.
15.Gunsmoke:Dodge the Devil,by Joseph A West,2006.
16.Gunsmoke:Day of the Gunfighter,by Joseph A. West,2007
Each one seemed to catch the character of Matt, Doc, Kitty, Festus,
Chester, Newly and others better and better in succession. So far they
haven't incorporated the interesting characters in the five made-for-
TV sequel movies made in the 1980s & 1990s. I think its time fine tie-in
novelists like West crafted novels to renew the enjoyment for fans of this
outstanding TV series with new Western tales based on the characters
of the five sequel movies, perhaps with nostalgic paintings or
illustrations. After that, fans will want audiobook versions of books
like this one!
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I loved this book. I did notice that Mr. West has been paying attention to at least some of the things for which fans have criticized his Gunsmoke novels about--in particular, he's made Dillon a U.S. marshal, as is correct. This is the first of West's novels I've read, and I will say that his characterization of Matt Dillon is much more reminiscent to me of the TV (and even the radio) series than the Gary McCarthy book I read. I can't say there were no technical goofs, because I don't know enough of the ticky-tacky details of Gunsmoke's TV run to judge. However, I have been enjoying them on TVLand, and reading this book made me feel like I was watching a brand-new episode. The dialogue rang true, the actions felt in character, and it was just good to see Doc HOliday team up with Matt.
I will say this: if you lean more toward the radio series for your own Gunsmoke "canon," you might be a smidge disappointed. In an episode of the radio show, Matt did encounter Doc HOliday, and they had a very different relationship than the one they share in this book. I didn't mind this myself, because I figure the radio show is kind of an "alternate universe," since the character of Chester is so different from that of the TV series.
In short, if you like Gunsmoke, I think you'll love this book. I sure did. I look forward to reading the others in Joseph A. West's series.
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I seldom read Westerns though I did a great deal when I was a kid. I stumbled across this book in WalMart and assumed it was the only Gunsmoke novel until I saw the #6 on the Amazon Page for Gunsmoke: The Day of the Gunfighter.
I did love the Gunsmoke TV show and it was fun to see Matt Dillon interacting with Festus, Doc Adams and Miss Kitty again. There are the expected gunfights, actully a lot of them with at least three super gunfighters and anotheer 17 geared to kill Matt or have another gunfighter turned over to them so they could kill him. There is an attempt to tie the fictional West in with the real West with mentions of an Officer Earp in Abilene, Bat Masterson whose cane is involved in the action and Doc Holliday who becomes an ally to Matt.
Ever present is a period of rain ranging from driving to flood stage until it turns to sleet and snow. Author Joseph West did do a good job of making this a film noir type of novel with the same mood sets that the great black and white films had in the forties.
I give this four stars not based on the novel, but on the foreward by James Arness himself. Arness talks about the show and about many who were involved during the 20 years it was on TV. There was, for me, some new information and this was the worth the price of the book.
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Yes, there are some inaccuracies, but these books are quite entertaining. I read the first three of Mr. West's books in two days, and enjoyed them. This is one man's interpretation of Gunsmoke, and just like any Gunsmoke fan, he writes according to his/her own slant and preferences. If you love Gunsmoke and would enjoy some new stories, these are fun.
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I really enjoyed this book. If you read the first two books the errors and mistakes are still there. Example Matt Dillon a City Marshal. But please overlook that. The stories are still very exciting to read. And we all know the facts so sit back and enjoy the book. It's also good to see Doc back in the story. We all know Dodge wouldnt be Dodge without him. Festus is still very loyal to the Marshal and Kitty and Matt are still going strong and we continue to see that in this 3rd book.Plus I like the fact that all these stories are staying in and around Dodge. And this one has the winter theme to it and I like that because we didnt see alot of shows with the winter scene. Mr. West please continue entertaining us the these stories and I cant wait for May 2 2006 for your 4th book.
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