Heart of the Sunset

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Heart of the Sunset

by Rex Beach

EN·~10 hours·35 chapters

Chapters

35 total
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I. THE WATER-HOLE - II. THE AMBUSH - III. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WATER-HOLE - IV. AN EVENING AT LAS PALMAS - V. SOMETHING ABOUT HEREDITY - VI. A JOURNEY, AND A DARK MAN - VII. LUIS LONGORIO - VIII. BLAZE JONES'S NEMESIS - IX. A SCOUTING TRIP - X. A RANGER'S HORSE - XI. JUDGE ELLSWORTH EXACTS A PROMISE - XII. LONGORIO MAKES BOLD - XIII. DAVE LAW BECOMES JEALOUS - XIV. JOSE SANCHEZ SWEARS AN OATH - XV. THE TRUTH ABOUT PANFILO - XVI. THE RODEO - XVII. THE GUZMAN INCIDENT - XVIII. ED AUSTIN TURNS AT BAY - XIX. RANGERS - XX. SUPERSTITIONS AND CERTAINTIES - XXI. AN AWAKENING - XXII. WHAT ELLSWORTH HAD TO SAY - XXIII. THE CRASH - XXIV. DAVE LAW COMES HOME - XXV. A WARNING AND A SURPRISE - XXVI. THE WATER-CURE - XXVII. LA FERIA - XXVIII. THE DOORS OF PARADISE - XXIX. THE PRIEST FROM MONCLOVA - XXX. THE MAN OF DESTINY - XXXI. A SPANISH WILL - XXXII. THE DAWN - HEART OF THE SUNSET - I - THE WATER-HOLE

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II. THE AMBUSH

24:16
4

III. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WATER-HOLE

12:49
5

IV. AN EVENING AT LAS PALMAS

19:41
6

V. SOMETHING ABOUT HEREDITY

17:31
7

VI. A JOURNEY, AND A DARK MAN

14:15
8

VII. LUIS LONGORIO

15:52
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VIII. BLAZE JONES'S NEMESIS

22:29
10

IX. A SCOUTING TRIP

17:08

Description

The opening thrusts listeners into a relentless desert where the heat blazes over cracked earth and every breath feels like a struggle. A lone woman trudges through a sea of mesquite and dust, driven by a desperate need to find a hidden water‑hole that may be her only chance of survival. Her internal battle against panic, fatigue, and the disorienting mirage of the horizon sets a tense, intimate tone that pulls you into her world of raw endurance.

Beyond the barren landscape, the story unfurls a cast of rugged frontiersmen, secret promises, and tangled loyalties that emerge from the very soil she crosses. As she battles the elements, encounters with figures like a dark stranger and a determined ranger hint at larger conflicts over land, honor, and hidden pasts. The narrative weaves survival with intrigue, inviting listeners to follow a path where every step could reshape destiny.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (584K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rex Beach

Rex Beach

1877–1949

Drawn to Alaska by the Klondike Gold Rush, he turned firsthand frontier experience into fast-moving adventure novels that made him one of the best-known popular writers of the early 1900s. His best-known book, The Spoilers, launched a long career in stories that often leapt from the page to the screen.

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