Silvertip vs Valley of Wild Horses: Which Should You Read?

Silvertip Frederick Faust · 1971 ★★★★☆ 3.8 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate

One of a series of pulp Western novels by Max Brand featuring Silvertip, a heroic lone rider who metes out justice to various wrong-doers he runs across in his travels. “No pulp writer was more prolific than Frederick…

Valley of Wild Horses Zane Grey · 1927 ★★★★☆ 4.1 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Challenging

The tall young cowpuncher known as Panhandle Smith had roped, gambled and fought his way from Montana to New Mexico, but Marco was the most lawless place he had ever seen. And when Panhandle faced down Dick Hardman, he…