The Garden of Eden
Max Brand
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Ben Connor is a gambler who knows horses. He goes out west to get away from the gambling life he has been leading in New York. There he discovers a breed of grey horses that he thinks are the best horses he has ever seen. The problem is that these horses are bred in a secret valley known as the Garden of Eden and that outsiders are not welcome there. Connor sees these horses as a means of getting rich on the race tracks, but how to get one is a problem.
A great horse story coupled with the typical excitement one expects from Max Brand makes this a great book. - Summary by Richard Kilmer (7 hr 42 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 01 | 12:39 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 02 | 10:04 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 03 | 19:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 04 | 15:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 05 | 11:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 06 | 14:01 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 07 | 11:08 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 08 | 16:12 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 09 | 12:51 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 10 | 9:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 11 | 19:31 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 12 | 8:09 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 13 | 19:04 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 14 | 8:36 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 15 | 11:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 16 | 16:13 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 17 | 13:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 18 | 10:21 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 19 | 27:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 20 | 12:00 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 21 | 11:38 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 22 | 8:20 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 23 | 10:11 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 24 | 15:16 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 25 | 11:23 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 26 | 8:35 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 27 | 10:51 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 28 | 14:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 29 | 11:45 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 30 | 15:59 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 31 | 8:39 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 32 | 10:18 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 33 | 14:58 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 34 | 11:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 35 | 11:10 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
| Chapter 36 | 9:34 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
Reviews
San
Sweet story of a bygone era, sadly soon to be erased into the yawning caverns of deliberately censored, eliminated, banned, and burn able fuels rapidly paving the way into tomorrow's sterilized, squeaky clean, P/C'ed, view of "Our Commitment " to a vast future "History" !?! Books such as this have no place in "Real" scholarships that are now being banned for simply stating that there are such things as slavery, smoking, drinking, and the freedom to ride for days or weeks out in a wild new world suddenly depopulated of fellow humans via the unchecked spread of diseases through out a vulnerable population.
Parallels to the Bible
A LibriVox Listener
If you like deep thinking and drawing biblical parallels, ya found your new favorite audiobook! I do, AND I love the reader; hence 5 stars and a great review! Max Brand for President 2024!
Zach
Zach
This is one of the best stories by Max brand. It has some interesting plot twists to it, but all turns out very nice. One of my favorites.
another interesting story read by wonderful reader
darthlaurel
Thank you for reading this intriguing story.
an absolute crazy but good boo
A LibriVox Listener
what a strange story
Akku
Well it kept me interested. I have to say I hated all the main characters in it by the end of it. I guess it’s intended as a sort of morality tale but I’m left wondering what the moral of the story is. The readers pleasant timbre of voice made it a relaxing listen
STRANGE EVEN FOR BRAND
Avid Listener
I would classify this not as a western, but as an allegory. Brand has unique plots, but this one is his high-point. It is almost like a delirious dream. Nevertheless, it was enjoyable, especially since it was read by RK.
Sparky
SPARKY
Agree....allegorical aspect.. the title was the draw... a western ???...written so I constantly thought about the ending which did not play out to any of my scenarios...the characters are crisp and clear... the ending abrupt but expected...unique story so I recommend