Pity the man who must choose between loyalty and his sense of right and wrong. Outlaw Ben Curry's getting old, and it's time to pass his kingdom on – to his adopted son, Mike Bastian. Although Mike feels the tie to Ben, he yearns fora different life. But when the law comes and the guns start echoing off the Vermilion Cliffs, the time for choosing is over.
"Thirty-five actors and location recordings of horses, trains, raging streams, and gunshots give this adapted novel a lush and naturalistic sound."—AudioFile