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West

Written by: Orson Scott Card
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Emily Janice Card, Scott Brick, Mirron Willis, Kathe Mazur, Richard J. Brewer
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In a post-apocalyptic America, Jamie Teague helps a group of travelers make their way past the murderous Bushwhackers. Jamie comes to find that the strangers are Mormons headed for Utah to avoid being massacred. Knowing that they will die without his help, he agrees to take them as far as his cabin.

This story is included in Orson Scott Card's collection The Folk of the Fringe.

©1989 Orson Scott Card (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Science Fiction
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Having recently listened to one “Folk on the Fringe” tale (Pageant Wagon), I went back to behind at the beginning. This one is long before we meet Deever Teague, but does introduce us to a Jamie Teague, who helps a group of too-trusting Mormons get from the Carolinas to Utah. While the religious overtones are strong, it doesn’t take away from a very good story about trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic society. This one has a stellar sextet of narrators; and while that ending is a bit sappy, it’s overall an excellent novella.

Good start to an interesting series.

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