Riders to Cibola by Norman Zollinger

Zollinger is a great writer, and he has produced a literary western epic. For many people, the western genre represents escapism. Even the best literary Westerns provide an escape. In contrast, being dragged through the McCallister family's and those around them's sad existence left me feeling hollow and empty.

In this narrative, which begins with Pancho Villa, Ignacio Ortiz, an orphan and runaway looking for his past, goes through times of dramatic upheaval, including two world wars and the birth of the modern West. Ignacio's loyalty will be tested by the passions of his tumultuous employers–the MacAndrews clan–as these violent events serve as the backdrop to his life. Ignacio is caught between these two worlds; he spends his leisure time in a cantina in the Latino portion of town. His bittersweet story will appeal to fans of old-fashioned westerns as well as those looking for less mythic yet intriguing stories.

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