The son of a ruthless outlaw is faced with the decision of becoming an outlaw in order not to deny his father. Max Brand was one of the pen names used by Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944). Faust was an American fiction author best known for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. In the 1910"s he began selling stories to pulp fiction magazines. His love of mythology is evident in his fiction writings. On his twenty-fifth birthday Terry Colby learned that his father was the notorious outlaw, Black Jack. Confused, Terry leaves his foster family and challenges his father"s killer, Sheriff Minter, to a dual