{"product_id":"long-range-ranchers-ben-patterson-9798257829260","title":"Long Range Ranchers: Frontier Stories of Ranchers, Wranglers, and Other Fools","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTALES FROM VELTRAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe future's still wild, and the west just got bigger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the planet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeltran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, the twin suns rise over endless orange plains, where the wind cuts hard and the sandstriders run wild. Out here, survival isn't about who draws first - it's about who laughs last, shoots straight, and can keep their mount from eating the neighbor's herd.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEve Granger\u003c\/b\u003e rides the frontier's edge - a wrangler, rancher, and stubborn optimist trying to hold her own against outlaws, sandstorms, and one particularly conniving neighbor. Around her circle a cast of misfits, dreamers, and hard cases: smugglers posing as traders, preachers with plasma rifles, and thieves with hearts of gold and prices on their heads. Together, they scrape out a living under the glare of two suns, where justice comes late, and honor comes first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the mesas and mining towns of Veltan, their stories intertwine - tales of grit, stubborn hope, and the kind of trouble only humans can bring to a brand-new world, \u003cb\u003eincluding \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, where the past still has teeth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Range Ranchers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a collection of frontier sci-fi stories from Ben Patterson, where \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emeets \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eand the west just traded its horses for horned beasts and hover crafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257829260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Ben Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172883210495,"sku":"9798257829260","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/long-range-ranchers-ben-patterson-9798257829260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}