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Frank Roderus Boxed Set: Three Classic Westerns for the Price of One Kindle Edition

by Frank Roderus (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 188 ratings
Journey to Utah, a classic western quest adventure; Charlie and the Sir, a classic western "fish out of water" tale; and The Herdsman; a tale of man against the system. Don't miss this great buy, three wonderful western tales from the West's Story Master...hours and hours of great reading in one volume.
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    631 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    January 21, 2014
  4. File size
    3.5 MB
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00I0IMN5E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wolfpack Publishing (January 21, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 631 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 188 ratings

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Frank Roderus

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Frank wrote his first story—it was a western—when he was five. It was really awful, as might be expected, but his mother kept that typed and spell-checked short story tucked away until the day she died.

Later, Frank became a newspaper reporter, thinking that books are written by authors which he most assuredly was not. He kept trying to write though, and eventually did it wrong enough to learn how to get it right. That first sale, a young adult novel published by Independence Press, was more than thirty years and a good many books ago.

As a journalist, the Colorado Press Association awarded Frank their highest award, the Sweepstakes Award, for the best news story of 1980, and the Western Writers of America has twice named Frank recipient of their prestigious Spur Award. Frank passed away at age 73 in December 2015.

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Customers enjoy these books. They find the stories entertaining and well-crafted, with clever plot twists. Readers appreciate the author's writing style and depth of skill. The books are described as a great read that reads like classic Westerns from the golden era. They appreciate the strong characters and moral protagonists. The pacing is well-thought-out and the book is recommended for Western fans.

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12 customers mention "Enjoyment"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it an enjoyable read that keeps them entertained for a week. The author weaves an exceptional story, and the book is a good buy.

"...time with this author's work, I go on record to say I truly enjoyed the entire set and intend eventually to read lots more of this man's work...." Read more

"All 3 were good reading but "Charles the Sir" & The Herdsman were the best...." Read more

"...What a great read!!!!!" Read more

"Good reading except for the herdsman. So many misspelled words it was a very irritating read. I do like Roderus though...." Read more

12 customers mention "Story quality"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the stories entertaining and well-crafted. They appreciate the author's ability to weave an exceptional story with clever and well-conceived twists. The plot is easy to follow, and the action, suspense, and characters come to life. Readers describe the books as classic Western tales told by an author at his peak.

"...Minimal profanity and then only in an understandable context. Loved the story lines along with all the clever and well conceived twists...." Read more

"...I enjoy Roderus's style of writing. They are true love stories but without a lot of explicit sex. What a great read!!!!!" Read more

"...up in interesting situations, and Roderus does an amazing job of pulling you into the story...." Read more

"story was great" Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the writing style. They appreciate the depth of Roderus's writing skills, with good characters and great stories. The books are written in the first person with a fast pace, good dialogue, and action. Readers mention that the novels have authentic vernacular and a touch of romance.

"...I hated to see the last book end. I enjoy Roderus's style of writing. They are true love stories but without a lot of explicit sex...." Read more

"Frank Roderus writes great stories! This box set includes Journey to Utah, Charlie and the Sir, and The Herdsman...." Read more

"...comparable to Louis L'Amour, whom I consider to be the consummate writer of Western novels...." Read more

"A collection showing the diversity and depth of writing skills with good characters, excellent settings, realistic issues and solutions...." Read more

5 customers mention "Readability"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy these books. They find them well-written and enjoyable, with no profanity or violence. The books are recommended for Western fans and anyone who enjoys engaging stories.

"...These read like golden era western classics!..." Read more

"...Recommended for Western fans and anyone who enjoys losing themselves in well-crafted, entertaining stories." Read more

"...and a touch of romance are in my opinion the ingredients of a great western and these three books deliver. Well done sir." Read more

"How refreshing to read three western books with no cussing, sex, or gross violence. Kind of like the Waltons and the Little House On The Prairie...." Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the well-developed characters and settings in the book. The protagonist is a good guy with flaws, but not a superman. They also appreciate the villains as well as the moral heroes and heroines.

"...Strong, moral heroes and heroins. Minimal profanity and then only in an understandable context...." Read more

"...His hero is usually a good guy with some flaws, but not a superman." Read more

"...collection showing the diversity and depth of writing skills with good characters, excellent settings, realistic issues and solutions...." Read more

"...It's 3 full length novels. Strong protagonist's driven by revenge and retribution, page turning action, authentic vernacular and a touch of romance..." Read more

3 customers mention "Herdsman"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They mention the herdsman is outstanding and a sheep herder in cattle country.

"...Journey to Utah as well as The Herdsman were outstanding (Charlie and the Sir is strongly touted in other reviews so I'll leave it alone here)...." Read more

"All 3 were good reading but "Charles the Sir" & The Herdsman were the best...." Read more

"...Ranging from an Englishman's escort, to a sheep herder in cattle country, to a supposed broke-down drifter who manages to get ahead of three..." Read more

3 customers mention "Pacing"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the well-crafted, entertaining stories.

"...Strong, moral heroes and heroins. Minimal profanity and then only in an understandable context...." Read more

"...for Western fans and anyone who enjoys losing themselves in well-crafted, entertaining stories." Read more

"...character relationship between the rancher and his sister was so well thought out. I hope FR continues to put out amazing westerns." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Riyahguy
    5.0 out of 5 stars "To the moon, Alice!"
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016
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    Mr Roderus' three-book set hardly needs the benefit of my opinion but, for what it may be worth to others considering whether or not to invest time with this author's work, I go on record to say I truly enjoyed the entire set and intend eventually to read lots more of this man's work. Journey to Utah as well as The Herdsman were outstanding (Charlie and the Sir is strongly touted in other reviews so I'll leave it alone here). Strong, moral heroes and heroins. Minimal profanity and then only in an understandable context. Loved the story lines along with all the clever and well conceived twists. Great good guys - wonderful bad guys! Roderus, especially in The Herdsman, painted most of a grand canvass then deliberately left just enough for the readers imagination to fill in several choice portions. This touch was nicely done and did not in any way detract from my overall appreciation of the book, in fact, it served to enhance everything about the story and its characters.
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  • mel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fast moving books with interesting plots and characters.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014
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    His books are fast moving without the extra details that so many authors seem to think they need to make a good story long. His hero is usually a good guy with some flaws, but not a superman.
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  • Bill Noble
    5.0 out of 5 stars All 3 were good reading but "Charles the Sir" & The Herdsman were ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014
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    All 3 were good reading but "Charles the Sir" & The Herdsman were the best. Charles the Sir was a man from England who hired Charles to help
    him with his sister ranch. Her husband had been killed. The adorning rancher wanted buy the sisters ranch but she would not sell. Won't tell anymore about the story.. It will hold your attention.

    The Herdsman is about Jude Priest, who worked alone, he as hired to look after some sheep in Wyoming cattle country. there was trouble with
    the cattle ranchers and the sheep that Priest was staking care of. Lots of troy;blue for Priest.
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  • marilyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Frank Roderus Boxed: Three Classic Westerns
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
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    Each of the books had heart warming stories where you learned about the hardships of the old west. I( love the way Roderus develops the relationships between his characters. The love that develops between his main characters is not of sexual content but the reader can't wait to see them get married. He is a masterful story teller and he writes as if you were back in the old west. When I finished the first book I couldn't wait to start the second. I like how Roderus continues to include characters from his previous book.. Even though they are secondary characters in the story it is nice for the reader to see how their loved has developed through time. His development of the plot is easy to follow.I hated to see the last book end. I enjoy Roderus's style of writing. They are true love stories but without a lot of explicit sex. What a great read!!!!!
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  • Kindle Customer janet
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 for Frank Roderus as a western writer, a 2 for Amazon for no editing of the OCR conversion
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2014
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    Frank Roderus has always been among my top five western author's, and I think I would rate him right alongside Louis L'amour as a great story teller. His main characters are generally everyday folks caught up in interesting situations, and Roderus does an amazing job of pulling you into the story. His stories usually, but not always, have some comedic relief when things become too serious. I have had a hard time finding new Roderus books, but thankfully these three were new to me and just as excellent as I expected.

    Now the bad. Amazon appears to have created this Kindle book by scanning old paper books and using optical character recognition (OCR) to get the books into electronic format. No OCR is perfect, and the one used here is at best average. Words are misspelled, missing, or the wrong word instead of the one obviously intended by the author (e.g., scared instead of scarce). Amazon obviously did no editing at all! The OCR mistakes are a little distracting but not enough to affect my pleasure in reading these three books, and I would buy this Kindle version again.
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  • Frank
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good reading except for the herdsman
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
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    Good reading except for the herdsman. So many misspelled words it was a very irritating read. I do like Roderus though. I don't know whose is responsible for all the mistakes in that book, but more proof reading is needed.
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  • jamesnelson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014
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    story was great
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  • B Nelson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Three Great Westerns!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2014
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    Frank Roderus writes great stories! This box set includes Journey to Utah, Charlie and the Sir, and The Herdsman. These read like golden era western classics! The dialect, the details and the dust are all authentic and make the action, suspense and characters come to life. I can’t get enough! Highly recommended 5-stars.
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  • Andy scott
    5.0 out of 5 stars Three Classic Westerns
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2014
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    A great value, 3 full length Frank Roderus classic westerns for the price of one. Western fans won't be disappointed in this awesome collection. And if you aren't a western fan you will be by the time you finish this western collection.
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  • stu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2015
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