The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Walking Drum
Book Review: great book, but THERE IS NO SEQUEL
Summary: 5 Stars
As a librarian, I can tell you that this is one of L'Amour's most popular titles. Unfortunately, I get asked frequently if we have the sequel. To all of you who are looking for it, I have bad news: L'Amour said he was working on the sequel, but if he was, it was never completed, and it was never published. Alas, THERE IS NO SEQUEL.Book Review: holy freakin cow
Summary: 5 Stars
this book was incredible. The action and the combat stands out in stark details almost as if you are weilding the scimitar. It is the best book i have read and i have read a lotBook Review: not a western
Summary: 5 Stars
Louis L'Amour writes great westerns but how many people know he writes anything else. I didn't until I got this book. Instead of L'Amour's regular 19th century American west, it is now 12th century Europe and Asia. A slight change? I think so, but one for the better.The book follows the heroic Kerbouchard as he works for vengeance, love, and, unlike most heroes, knowledge. He is not that much different than L'Amour's western heroes. In fact, the book is just as good as his shorter westerns and maybe even more filling, since he does use a couple hundred more pages. And although it is not a traditional one of his, it is definitely one of his best.
Book Review: outstanding
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always enjoyed historical novels such as Michener and Joyce and Steinbeck, so it was a very pleasant surprise when I picked up "The Walking Drum" by Louis LaMour.
I like LaMour's western novels because of the detail and descriptions of early America and his ability to "weave" fiction and fact. But his "Drum" blew me away with the historical detail of capitalism in its infancy.
I had no idea of circumstances in Europe and Asia in the 11th & 12th centuries and the role muslims played in the orgins of commmerce. Wow!