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Author | Larry McMurtry |
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Cover artist | Chip Kidd (designer) |
Language | English |
Series | Lonesome Dove series |
Genre | Western |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 24 Nov 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 752 |
ISBN | 0-684-80754-8 |
OCLC | 39144173 |
Preceded by | Dead Man's Walk |
Comanche Moon (1997) is a Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the fourth and final book he published in the Lonesome Dove series. In terms of chronology, it is the second installment of the narrative. A Comanche Moon in Texas history was a full moon in autumn which permitted Comanche warriors to ride by night journeying southward to raid Mexico for livestock and captives.
The novel was adapted as a three-part television miniseries of the same name, first aired in January 2008.