The Quick and the Dead: A Novel

by Louis L'Amour

Book Overview

When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553280848
• Release Date: June 1982
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.6" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

It was good

This was a good story

Fast With a Gun

I just recently watched the movie made from this book and liked it very much. I also like the book very much as well. Con Vallian is one of L'Amour's better heroes--a man who knew it was safest to mind your own business and keep yourself out of trouble, but when injustice was being done to someone, sometimes it was necessary to get involved to make things right. Duncan McKaskel, his wife Susanna, and young son Tom, have come west to make themselves a new home and a new beginning. They are immediately faced with not only hostile Indians but with rustlers. Pretty good book.

The Quick and the Dead

I rated this book a 5 star rating. I am a fan of Louis L'Amour because his books are clean, not full of sex and other junk. I bought this particular book because I wanted to compare it to the movie with the same title (with Sam Elliott). You have to buy the book to see if there is a difference.

It's about...

A family traveling west. They meet a man named Vallian who helps them along to the west. Pa doesn't trust him much. But Tom (The boy) does and Ma does. If vallian hadn't been there, though, the men chasing them who thought there was gold in their wagon would have killed them. This is a really good Louis L'amour book. I have about thirty-five or fourty. My VERY favorite is, THE MAN CALLED NOON. William Andrews

Aaron's Best Book Review On The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead is about a family traveling west and meeting up with a stranger named Vallian.There's also a band of murders who think they are carrying gold.It is full of action-packed adventure!I liked it.Maybe you will to!

Highschool Literature

This was the first western book I ever read, my teacher had to threaten me(failing grade) to read it. Well, I'M happy he did! I have enjoyed many of Mr. L'Amour's books. Till this day I remember this one book and have ordered it.

L'amour's Amazing Use of Setting

The way Louis L'amour uses the setting in all his books is amazing. L'amour opens a lot of people's eyes and makes them look upon all the gunfighting and the good side of the American West. If it wasn't for L'amour's description on the setting in all his books, you would be lost. You wouldn't know if they were in the dry, hot towns in Arizona, or if the setting was in Colorado where the grass was green. - D. King, BDH