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Softcover - Erica Denny was not yet fifteen when her mother died. She wanted to run, not run away, but move far, far away from the subdivision near Dallas, Texas. Erica's father, Alan had little desire to carry on without his wife. Coupled with her drive to get far away from there and the need to make her father feel as though he had something to live for, Erica used a long flickering desire of Alan's to start life anew in Alaska. Follow them on their new adventures. The third book in "David Cristwell's Alaska" series chronologically.
Soulless Drifter is the story of Lucas Alaister, a gunman on a quest for revenge. After both his parents were killed by renegade troopers and his sister was kidnapped, young Lucas grows into the vengeful gunslinger known by many as "The Drifter." He travels the territories searching for those responsible for his shattered childhood, and is intent on taking down any crook who stands in his way. It is a rip-roaring tale filled with action, adventure and suspence. If you are looking for a good story, then keep an eye out for "The Drifter."