This was the first western novel I've read. The early pages were slow but the main battle scene was pretty good. I found myself reading as fast as I could once it started. The Indians were the most interesting part. They were patient and clever, but also courageous and lethal. They would jump in and do some damage, then vanish for hours, leaving the looming question of what they were planning and when they would strike next.I didn't care much for the main characters who seemed to float above everything, remaining miraculously untouched despite their daring and sometimes stupid acts of heroism. I kept waiting for something, anything to happen to them, but nothing ever did. This was a little disappointing, but talking to other people, it sounds like this isn't always the case in L'Amour's stories. Overall, I liked Kilrone, but nothing happened that was particularly unexpected. There were no reversals or upsets and L'Amour neatly tied up all the loose ends by the last page. I'd read something by L'amour again, probably something from his later years. I'm curious to try his science fiction. Maybe I'll start there.
