Canyon of the gun: In the dry Southwest, ranchers were killing for water the way outlaws murdered for gold. And when the fight for precious Blue Horse Spring left his father a dead man, Calem Gault stood alone against the range king who had pulled the trigger. He was just a green kid with fury in his blood. But before he was done, young Gault would have justice - even if it meant a oneway ticket to boot hill.

Haven of the hunted: Lue Danning had ridden with Quantrell's raiders, the most ruthless Confederate guerilla band that ever terrorized the border states. With the Civil War over, Danning wanted to gather outlaws to kill, rob, and sabotage the Union victors. He needed a leader, with nerve, youth, and cunning. The only trouble was the wrong man showed up - one who had fought for the North and despised every Johnny Reb who ever battled to save Dixie.