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The Lonesome Gods (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)

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The Lonesome Gods (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)

By: Louis L'Amour
Narrated by: David Strathairn, Jason Culp, Dan John Miller, Oliver Wyman
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 The classic Western, now newly repackaged as part of Bantam's Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures program—with never-before-seen material from Louis and his son, Beau L'Amour.

"I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid."

This was the boy's mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather's eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now, strengthened by the love of a golden-haired girl and well on his way to making a fortune in bustling early-day Los Angeles, the past may rise up to threaten his future once more. And this time only the ancient gods of the desert can save him.

Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives.

In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volume 1 and Volume 2, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas.

Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish. Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Classics Latin American

Critic reviews

"Riveting reading." —The New Yorker.

"This is L'Amour's finest book." —California Magazine
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Excellent storyline with bold characters and superb narration. A riveting, light read and fully entertaining.

excellent through and through.

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superb performance as always from David Strathairn and an interesting historical slant to the story.

Great story

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Great story. Very entertaining and very well read. Would also recommend Last of the Breed by the same order and read by the same actor.

Great story

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Lonesome Gods to be better than the print version?

The audio version is so much more fun in that David Stratham is simply superb at getting the characters personalities off to a tee!I like Louis L'Amour but have not 'read' him since my youth and now hearing it again as an older woman I appreciate his heroine characters even more.This is a rip roaring adventure yarn but he does handle the female protagonists extremely well. In this book and the seemingly cold Russian has become my role model haha.

What other book might you compare The Lonesome Gods to, and why?

I had just listened to Ride the Wind that reminded me of this Louis L'Amour book I read ages ago and so decided to get it and read it again.....so glad I did.One thing though, can't imagine why he did not go on to write a sequel to this it was all set up to do so the story in a way had only just started.

What does David Strathairn bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Already said how well he reads and he makes it such a fantastic journey with the clear characters.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A family saga of the wild west beginnings of Los Angeles and California.

Any additional comments?

Although usually read by men this is a wonderful book for young girls (of any age) to read and enjoy a true wild west adventure story but it is not just muck and bullets. Louis L'Amour is obviously a great admirer of women and his female characters have so much depth.Really try something different and you will enjoy the philosophy, action and chivalry in this book.

Old book but timeless appeal

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