Fallon

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Macon Fallon had never needed more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun; he was counting on those things now as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers to an abandoned mining town. But while Fallon prepared to pass the ghost town off as a gold mine in the making, a funny thing happened: a real-life community started to take shape in the town he’d christened Red Horse. 

So when a band of vicious outlaws and a kid who fancied himself a gunslinger threatened to rip Red Horse apart, Fallon found himself caught in one predicament he’d never gambled on. He had come to Red Horse to make a quick fortune, but now he might have to pick up a gun and risk his life for a place he never wanted to call home.…

©1963 Louis & Katherine L'Amour Trust (P)2018 Random House Audio

Different yet enjoyable L'Amour novel

Fallon doesn't begin as a typical L'Mour character, but becomes very a real man over time. I was surprised that Fallon was not admirable at first, but he grew into goodness reluctantly. I came to like Fallon and the story is good.

Great book

I have listened to this book multiple times, and it is definitely my favorite of the Louis L’Amours I have read.

worth the credit

if you like westerns this ones a bit different but well worth the credit.

one of my favorites

I have enjoyed reading this book several times, it is in fact one of my stock books. always downloaded on my kindle. listening to it has been a great pleasure & no doubt it will always be on any audible that I have

Certainly no cookie-cutter western

This is some inspired storytelling from beginning to end and, frankly, I didn’t want it to end. Given the entertaining trajectory of the main character, Macon Fallon, one more chapter would have been a real treat. Is Fallon a bad man masquerading as a good man or a good man masquerading as a bad one? The community that grows up around him will have a little something to say about that. Jason Culp narrated the story superbly, adopting an absolutely perfect tone to bring about just the right amount of humor and complexity for Fallon. I found myself grinning rather broadly at the end.

A little different, but still classic L’Amour.

It has all the earmarks of a L’Amour with a lengthy fistfight, western history, and a variety of tough personalities. This one has a delightful twist to the ending and Jason Culp presents it superbly.

enjoyable exciting somewhat predictable

Listened while on a. trip. the story had gold, riches, swindling, shooting, growing pains, and of course love. Some violence in the shooting but typical of L.L. and westerns. Enjoyed the authors choice of words and the narrator's voice. It kept the whole family interested.

one of the very best westerns ever

I loved every minute. This story kept me involved every step of the way. I couldn't stop listening.

great listen

truly enjoyed this audio.Like all of L'Amour's stories it keeps a fast pace with plenty of action.

An enjoyable audio book

wanted a book for a seven hour drive and chose Fallon. With one exception, it was interesting, well told and entertaining. The narrator was excellent.

The exception was the brief section of Fallon's encounter with a group of Ute Indians. Since the book was written about sixty years ago you can guess how out-of-date that telling was. It wasn't horrible, just ignorant by today's standards.