[.ca] The Haunted Mesa (ISBN 0553270222)

Not typical L'Amour:
Fans of L'Amour Westerns have come to expect face-paced, tightly plotted adventure stories with lots of authentic historical detail. This book is a departure from most of L'Amour's other books both in terms of subject matter and writing style. It is set in the Southwest, but in the modern day, and it is as much a science fiction novel as a Western. It involves a search for the lost Anasazi Indians involving mysterious inter-dimensional doors in the Southwestern desert. While it is refreshing to see the author exploring some new creative territory, this book suffers from several flaws. Uncharacteristically for L'Amour, the novel is meandering and repetitious--the story could have been told better in half as many words. And while it contains a fair amount of detail about Southwestern history and culture, some of the anthropology he brings in is outdated, suspect, or both.

Geat read:
A very good read...well researched and evenly paced. The Anastazi are fascinating.

An Interesting Sci-Fi Element:
I think this book is very interesting. Vivid descriptions, and fascinating plot twists make you want to continue reading it.

A kid confused:
I thougth this book was good but not great it reapeats. It has great parts that will keep you reading but parts that will make you whant to throw it away.

A Differnt angle:
Louis L'amour Is an author who has accomplished a great feat he has written a book so good I had to read it three times just to grasp the full meaning of this book. It has a plot that I dont know how he thought up thisnstuff but I give the guy credit he is a great writer. IF you want to know about the plot read the other reviews but this book is a definte buy and you will read it 3-4 times if you have any brains at all....