Cowboys & Aliens
Written by Joan D. Vinge
Narrated by Fred Berman
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About this audiobook
1875, New Mexico Territory.
A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in fear.
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella, he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
A Macmillan Audio production.
Joan D. Vinge
Joan D. Vinge wrote the Hugo Award bestseller The Snow Queen, sequels including the Hugo finalist The Summer Queen and the Nebula finalist World's End, and the Cat series. She's written more than a dozen movie adaptations, including the #1 bestseller The Return of The Jedi Storybook. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Reviews for Cowboys & Aliens
2 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I can almost hear the pitch "Shane meets Fourth of July" and you wouldn't be far off if you approached it like that. Man with amnesia and initially no name rides into a town. On his arm is a strange metal device. The stranger finds out who he is and he's not sure he likes it. Add to it a strange woman, Ella, and some Apache Warriors, all of whom have to fight for survival against some aliens who just want the gold.I enjoyed the read, it was pretty harmless and now I'm looking forward to the film.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Good book. I don't usually buy books that are adapted from screenplays, and wouldn't have bought this one had I noticed that was what it was BEFORE I made the purchase, but I enjoyed this book, and thought the storyline was interesting and the characters were engaging.