Wanderer of the Wasteland

De: Zane Grey

Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki

From the master of the Western comes a novel full of romance and adventure.

Adam Laret - big, young, and headstrong - ran from Ehrenberg to the banks of the Rio Colorado. He was blindly fleeing his scheming, gambling brother and the woman Guerd stole from him. But Adam’s escape wasn’t complete until Guerd, in the company of a sheriff, hunted him down. Then Adam committed the ultimate crime. With the mark of Cain upon him - he traveled into the desert to atone for his sins.

In a vast, harsh world of heat and beauty, of stealthy creatures and gnawing starvation, Adam faced death and madmen, Indians and strangers who lived where life was impossible. But nothing he did - no act of courage, righteousness, or violence - washed Adam clean. Until he met a woman and made a choice: to fight his way back to civilization, the most dangerous place of all.

Public Domain (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Slow beginning but gets better as it goes.

The story is not an action western but really a philosophical study. The story begins with an incident that propels the main character out into a lonely life where his story arc really begins as he deals with himself and the southwest desert. It is a slow read with just a bit of action here and there between his inner struggle being the main focus. I stuck it out, even though there seemed to be too much repetition in description, which I think was the author’s attempt to help the reader get into the mind set of the character.

 this is a bit different from Zane grays other novels 

Early on in the book, the protagonist, Adam shoots his brother and hasta flee into the desert. There he needs a few different people, some of them,Native American, and some of them, Mexican, some of them white from whom he learns the ways of the desert. He also assists some of these people. There’s a lot of description of this. The scenery and a lot of sophistry is Adam ponders life and its meaning. If you are looking for a novel with a lot of gunplay, this is not for you. 

Great book!

Excellent. I could feel the desert. Loved the language and eloquence. Such beautiful images it conjured!

Oh, Desolation!

Perhaps my favorite audio book of any genre thus far. Zane Grey’s prose and irresistible, delicious, beautiful detail of landscape & flora are as compelling as they are unforgettable. The story goes on and on, revealing characters as memorable and personal as the land they inhabit—the land is itself a character, or rather an ensemble of characters. I could not get enough. Stefan Rudnicki’s sonorous baritone and engaging performance alone is worth the price of admission here. Beautiful words, wonderful narration, and moving philosophical meditation journey along through the years to an utterly unexpected twist of an ending. I loved this work! Thank you Zane Grey, and thank you Stefan Rudnicki!

biblical story with a western teist

great character development. one of the best books i have 'read' in a long long time.