The Border Empire vs The deluge: Which Should You Read?

The Border Empire Ralph Compton · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.0 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate

Wes Stone was a lawman—until the Sandlin gang gunned down his legendary father. Now, he's giving up his badge for vengeance...

The deluge Henryk Sienkiewicz · 1888 ★★★★☆ 4.2 681 pages · ≈ 12 h 37 m · Demanding

This is Volume 2 of the Curtin translation, first published in 1898. This is NOT the more modern Kuniczak translation of 1991 that many people prefer, despite what you can see as the book cover on the screen.