Last of the breed vs The Law at Randado: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Last of the breed Last of the breed Louis L'Amour · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.3 362 pages · ≈ 6 h 42 m · Moderate

A United States Air Force pilot is shot down over Siberia in the Soviet Union during the 1980s and held prisoner at a remote camp, but soon escapes into an even greater prison -- the vast, harsh landscape. However,…

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Cover of The Law at Randado The Law at Randado Elmore Leonard · 1955 ★★★★☆ 3.9 302 pages · ≈ 5 h 36 m · Moderate

Back in Randado, young deputy sheriff Kirby Frye sets out to bring to justice twelve upstanding citizens who, prompted by hard-drinking and the urgings of wealthy cattle baron Phil Sundeen, have hanged two of Kirby's…

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How to choose

Scores by source

Last of the breedThe Law at Randado
Goodreads 4.3 (15686) 3.9 (1285)
Hardcover 4.4 (30) 4.0 (1)
Google Books 5.0 (1) 1.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (212) 4.0 (24)

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Last of the breedThe Law at Randado
Ratings 15686 1285
Editions 17 19
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 11261 620
Reading it now 1451 158
Written reviews 1361 105
Wikipedia attention 1009 —
Pages 362 302

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