The Loop

Evans, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0593040678 / ISBN 13: 9780593040676

Published by Bantam Press, 1998

About this Item

Near fine condition.Bantam Press,1998.First edition-first printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(small nicks,scratches and a couple of creases on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new but slightly tainted on the outer edges,two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book,small crease on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.399pp.Price un-clipped.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Loop
• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593040678
• ISBN 13: 9780593040676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition-first printing.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature & Fiction

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Review

One-third the length of its unabridged brother, this shortened version of The Loop by Nicholas Evans (The Horse Whisperer) is intended for people on the go. As read by Stephen Lang (Tombstone, A Few Good Men), the story clips right along, satisfied to concentrate on the plot's dramatic high notes. Thanks to Evans's impressive storytelling talents, it remains an interesting listen.

Using the controversial reintroduction of wolves into the American West as its catalyst, Evans pits a powerful Montana rancher against a struggling wolf pack, the wildlife agents mandated to protect the animals and, ultimately, recalcitrant members of his own family. "Luke could taste blood starting, salty and metallic, inside his mouth. He stared at his father, who stood glaring at him, his massive chest heaving and his neck flushed with anger."

Evans has loaded the characters with haunting secrets and hidden agendas, creating a deeply textured story of compelling plot lines that form a circle of love, hate, trust, and suspicion. The use of music to elevate the already heightened drama is perhaps overdone, but Lang's narration is quite good, keeping pace with a story that moves. (Running time: 5.5 hours, four cassettes) --George Laney