Two of Max Brand's novels, The Man from the Sky and Peyton, have been restored and appear now for the first time in book form.

A trio of stories about the life and destiny of Jim Curry.

Outlaw Lawrence Grey is a notorious outlaw who has been captured in El Paso. Marshal Neilan has a proposal for Grey: Neilan will set Grey free from prison provided he attempts to locate John Ray. When last heard from' Ray was living in San Vicente' Mexico. But all the men previously sent by Neilan have either quit the job - or disappeared. Grey agrees to Neilans proposal' unaware of the intrigue and danger ahead.

Prairie Pawn tells the story of Paul Torridon, called White Thunder by the Cheyenne Indians holding him hostage. They believe that he cured Whistling Elk's son from a menacing illness and brought rain when others had failed to do so. Though a Paul has been rewarded with many riches, he still seems unhappy, and the Cheyenne chief decides to undertake a dangerous mission to kidnap Torridon's sweetheart, Nancy Brett, from Fort Kendry. The Cheyennes believe...

On a cold, gusty night in Circle City, Alaska, Sammy Day walks into Nagle's Bar. He is only twenty-two, but he has been on his own for ten years. He has worked cattle from Montana to Chihuahua, but a little "accident" at a poker table in Montana sent him on a forced march to Alaska to avoid a posse. He is down to his last fifty cents.

With uncanny abilities, Whistlin' Dan Berry keeps the toughest of situations under control. The protagonist of Brand's first western novel was radically different from earlier, more realistic characters. In 'The Untamed', readers are introduced to the modern conception of the west as a violent world of fairy tale.

"When well-to-do Southerner Charles Granville saves Sam Cross from a fatal stabbing and notices they bear a striking resemblance to each other, he convinces Sam to pose as Granville whenever he asks--an agreement that just might get Sam killed"--

As a youth, Lee Porfilo was always in trouble. If he wasn't knocking someone down, he was ready to battle any cowpoke who came along. But a penniless brawler couldn't stand up to the power of rich ranchers, and the Chase brothers would do whatever it took to defeat Lee--even frame him for murder. Desperate and alone, Porfilo had to choose between the hangman's noose and a wild bid to prove his innocence. His every move dogged by lawmen and bounty...

Unlikely hero Sammy Gregg has never met a challenge he won't face head on, but he hasn't met outlaw Chester Furness! Born in Brooklyn, Sammy Gregg is small in stature and naive to the ways of the world, yet headstrong and resolute to save enough money to marry Susie Mitchell. Gregg calculates that he needs $15‚000 and figures he can earn enough in six months out west. Although he is a small man who knows nothing of fighting‚ guns‚ or horses‚...

There is a $2,500 reward for the head of the killer wolf, Gray Cloud. When Dave Reagan, considered little better than a half-wit by all who know him, finds the wolf held in his traps, something in the fearless animal's eyes keeps Dave from killing him. Instead, he releases Gray Cloud and carries him on his back to save the wolf from a prairie fire that is threatening them both. Dave brings Gray Cloud home and chains him in a shed that he uses as a...