Lonesome Gods: A Novel (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)

As part of Bantam's Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures program, the classic Western has been newly repackaged, featuring never-before-seen material from Louis L'Amour and his son, Beau L'Amour. "I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid," was the boy's mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Soon to be rescued by outlaws, but unable to escape the lasting memory of his grandfather's eyes, filled with impenetrable hatred, Johannes Verne was raised in part by Indians and later befriended by a mysterious woman. He grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. 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 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Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts.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.

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