Sun Dog Days

Slim Randles

"When one desperately needs a respite from this bloody and clichéd, mad, mad world, Randles' novel Sun Dog Days is 'it.' He takes us into a desert country with space to see, feel, absorb a chunk of earth, a beauty and solace all its own.

"Buck, who was a cowboy and packer in his youth . . . now has a good job as a magazine editor, a loving wife and children and believes he is happy. Then . . . Smokey, his oldest and closest friend from his outdoor youth, lures him away for one last run at the wild horses before they are forever gone. Buck is terribly torn, because he may lose all this safety of family and regular paydays for what at best can only be described as 'an adventure.'

"Buck can't resist. Like most of us wish we could, he gives in to a desire, to something incomplete in his blood, his genes. As the two friends of the earth and smooth worn leather prepare for the chase and experience of the great desert, many wonderful things of nature in the raw and in the nature of mankind are revealed--to everyone. The camaraderie of the two men in these moments of freedom is filled with quick wit and earthy insight."--Max Evans

"Sun Dog Days . . . is a poignant, sensitively written story with nice touches of humor about friendship and a man's struggle to come to terms with his longing for a world that no longer exists and the one he can't afford to lose."--Denver Post

"If you love Slim's columns as we do, you'll love his new novel."--Latah Eagle

"If you've ever longed to have one last fling at your youth, or if you love a good oater, Sun Dog Days is the book to read. Rustle it up soon."--Daily Sparks Tribune, NV

"Randles writes with wit and insight as he reveals the natures of Mankind and the wild Earth on which he resides."--Vamonos, Ruidoso, NM

"The adventure shudders to a gut-wrenching but brilliant conclusion that leaves the reader ready to ride off into the sunset by Buck's side in hopes of looking through the haze of day-to-day distractions to get a better look at their own sun dogs."--Albuquerque Journal

"The adventures of Buck and Smokey provide readers with insights into the life of cowboys and men whose blood runs thick with the dust of the chase, and the healing nature of the fresh air. Randles writes with wit and insight as he reveals the natures of mankind and the wild earth on which he resides."--Kiowa County Press

"This book is a must-read for those who love the outdoors and the wild country."--The Sabetha Herald, KS

"Treasures like this describe the deep connection of man to nature so well that the reader is tempted to ride into the desert with these two old cowboys."--Fore Word

Slim Randles' nationally syndicated column, Home Country, appears weekly in more than eighty newspapers. A former cowboy, mule packer, and hunting guide, he divides his time between Albuquerque and Belen.

5.5 x 8 197 pages