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The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel

Author
Zane Grey
Read by
Tess Ravenscroft
Language
English
Length
7 hours 21 minutes
ISBN
9781836100485
Published
8 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • American West
  • desert frontier
  • survival
  • moral conflict
  • outlaws
  • Mormon community
  • faith and duty
  • frontier justice
  • forbidden love
  • rugged landscape

Description

Set in the harsh desert West, the novel follows John Hare, a fugitive near death who is rescued by August Naab, a stern yet compassionate Mormon leader. As outlaws close in, moral duty clashes with survival. Hare finds refuge among Naab’s family and forms a quiet bond with Mescal, a Navajo-raised woman. Love, faith, and violence shape a fight for belonging.

Author

Zane Grey (1872–1939) was the great popular mythmaker of the American frontier — one of the first authors to turn adventure fiction into a national industry. Obsessed with the real West, he travelled widely through Arizona and Utah and brought back stories of outlaws, ranchers, gunmen, and the women and landscapes that shaped their fate.

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