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Wanderer of the Wasteland
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Polly Curtis
- 21-07-23
beautiful book
Wonderful descriptions of the désert and of feelings of being in it. I felt better after listening to this book, it added something to my life. The performance was fine except it could have been louder, and some words were muffled.
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- cyclingcarol
- 31-12-22
Rather outdated
Interesting story but much inappropriate stereotyping of women and other races which may have appeared okay when written in the middle of the last century.
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- Trevor lahey
- 12-12-22
Brilliant!
Excellent story, and a great examination of the solitude of the desert. Very well written
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-22
deep story
the writer exposed some profound truths and moral principles in this story that are lacking today. I feel like he could have ended the story with more of a "happily ever after" ending. overall I loved the story
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- huntergirl
- 08-08-23
Great book!
Excellent. I could feel the desert. Loved the language and eloquence. Such beautiful images it conjured!
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- Phillip
- 23-07-23
boring. I kept waiting for the book to get better
waste of time. such a long book to tell about nothing.
it never got exciting. not like most zane grey books.
I consider this the worst of his books.
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- Marcia
- 21-06-23
Great
Gets better every time I listen to the Wander of the wasteland. I hope there’s a follow up. Thank goodness for Zane Grey.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-23
Little story, much description, overblown inner emotional turmoil
Zanie Grey - wanderer of the wastelands Don’t even bother. I enjoy good description, but Grey goes absolutely bonkers with over-description. Unbelievable! Short, but good story, in a long, long book! A reasonably good story becomes lost in the ridiculously lengthy, femininly flowery descriptions of the south western desert country. He doesn’t seem to have a clue that he is grossly over- doing it! I’ve read other Zane Grey books before, and basically enjoyed them. But this one was horrendously over-descriptive - truly, like nothing I’ve ever read before, and certainly not in the western genre.
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- Benjamin McNiel
- 17-03-23
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!
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- Sam
- 28-02-23
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.
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- James Garrison
- 29-11-22
keep looking
Love Zane Grey but I thought this book would never end , and the end was not satisfying.
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- RJ
- 17-09-22
Escape from a troubled youth!
Adam Loret is a disillusioned, young man traveling across the country from the East to join his brother in California. The story describes his travel, the countryside, and the people he met along the way. The story reminds me of Boulder Dam, also by Zane Grey, as Adak’s trail takes him along the red Colorado River. Adam was a tenderfoot, to say the least, in many ways. His childhood with his older brother, Guerd was a constant conflict. Yet, Adam could not hate him, but nothing had changed. Enter the parable of Cain and Abel. Adam fled the gold camp. Due to his unfamiliarity with the country, Adam headed into the desert. Luck was on his side. This is quite the flowery and descriptive tale of the territory, the men that lived there, and the long-time issues of Adam’s childhood. It is interesting and beautiful in its prose but a bit slow for my taste.
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- Brad Owens
- 14-08-22
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Overly descriptive and analyzing every emotion to the nth degree.
Could have fit this book and it’s sequel in one book