The Woods Out Back

Written by R. A. Salvatore

Narrated by Paul Boehmer

Gary Leger thought life after college would bring great things. Instead, he's stuck in a dead-end job and finding that the real world isn't all it's cracked up to be.

But when he walks into the woods behind his house one day, Gary finds a world beyond the "real world"-a realm of elves and dwarfs and witches and dragons. There he discovers that he is the only one who can wear the armor of the land's lost hero-and wield a magical spear.

And if he doesn't, he can never go home again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9781400186358

R. A. Salvatore

Over three decades ago, R. A. Salvatore created the character of Drizzt Do’Urden, the dark elf who has withstood the test of time to stand today as an icon in the fantasy genre. With his work in the Forgotten Realms, the Crimson Shadow, the DemonWars Saga, and other series, Salvatore has sold more than thirty million books worldwide and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list more than two dozen times. He considers writing to be his personal journey, but still, he’s quite pleased that so many are walking the road beside him! R.A. lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Diane, and their two dogs, Dexter and Pikel. He still plays softball for his team, Clan Battlehammer, and enjoys his weekly DemonWars: Reformation RPG and Dungeons & Dragons 5e games. 

Reviews for The Woods Out Back

[coffeesucker · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Entertaining - not great, but pretty good.

[karlstar_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This starts with a fairly standard premise - the unhappy earthling who wanders into the woods and into Faerie. There, he must fulfill a quest or die trying. The overall plot may not be original, but Salvatore does a good job with it.