The Light of Western Stars

Written by Zane Grey

Narrated by Gene Engene

When New York society beauty Madeline Hammond buys a ranch near the turbulent Mexican frontier, she gets more than she bargained for including a bloody revolution and the ravages of a bandit raid. Additionally, she is abducted by Mexican guerillas and finally rescued by Gene Stewart, the daring and legendary El Capitan, with whom she falls in love. Then when the tables are turned, and Stewart becomes the captive and is sentenced to death by the bandits, Madeline and her vaqueros ride into the lawless wilds of Mexico in a desperate bid to save his life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Apr 15, 2005
• ISBN: 9781614532132

Zane Grey

Zane Grey (1872–1939) was an American writer best known for western literature. Born and raised in Ohio, Grey was one of five children from an English Quaker family. As a youth, he developed an interest in sports, history and eventually writing. He attended University of Pennsylvania where he studied dentistry, while balancing his creative endeavors. One of his first published pieces was the article “A Day on the Delaware" (1902), followed by the novels Betty Zane (1903) and The Spirit of the Border (1906). His career spanned several decades and was often inspired by real-life settings and events.

Reviews for The Light of Western Stars

[Bruce Warren · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Grey has a way of coloring a story with words

[ellenh_28 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a book club selection. I probably wouldn't have read it otherwise. This was written in 1914 and it was a little difficult to get around the stereotypes of that time. With some eye rolling on my part I did finish it and really enjoyed the landscape and story. There were editorial gaps in his stories timeline and possibilities of the characters abilities to get things done in the time allotted.

[andyray_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

later the words "a romance" was added to the title (circa 1942). well it should be. call me a fuddy-duddy, but i still thrill to the non-physical descriptions of romance mr. grey gives us with the hero gene stewart and heroine margaret "majesty" hammond. it makes me eager to tackle another grey novel.