King of the Mountain
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 1 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Nathaniel King left NYC in 1828 to venture into the vast unexplored regions beyond Mississippi. He heads west, lured on by dreams of wealth based on his uncle's promise to share with him "the greatest treasure in the world".
Lure of the Wild
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 2 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Up in the Rockies, where a man could live free, Nathaniel King and a rugged mountain man named Shakespeare McNair head for a rendezvous of trappers and fur traders.
Savage Rendezvous
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 3 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Mountain Man Nathaniel King must prove his innocence when accusations of multiple murders and theft could land him in a "civilized" prison cell for the rest of his natural life.
Blood Fury
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 4 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
The wild Rocky Mountains in 1828 held many dangers and challenges for those daring enough to enter. On a hunting trip, young Nathaniel King stumbles upon a disgraced Crow warrior.
Tomahawk Revenge
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 5 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In 1828, few white men dared to venture into the immense, unsettled region west of the Mississippi. And of those who did, only courageous men like Nathaniel King had the skills and strength to survive the harsh, frozen wilderness. But when three vicious trappers ambushed him and kidnapped his pregnant wife, Winona, King faced the greatest challenge of his life. For if Nate did not rescue Winona and their unborn child, the life he had worked so hard to build would be worthless.
Black Powder Justice
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 6 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In 1828, few white men dared to venture into the immense, unsettled region west of the Mississippi. And of those who did, only courageous men like Nathaniel King had the skills and strength to survive the harsh, frozen wilderness.
Vengeance Trail
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 7 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In 1829, life west of the Mississippi was filled with constant peril and hardship. At any moment, a settler might find himself threatened by a murderous Indian or a deadly beast. Only rugged mountain men like Nathaniel King had the courage to challenge the unknown dangers for the freedom the wilderness offered. But when Nate and his mentor Shakespeare McNair made enemies of two Flathead Indians, their survival skills were tested as never before. If either man made one mistake, both would suffer merciless deaths.
Death Hunt
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 8 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In 1829, a new life in the vast uncharted region beyond the Mississippi River was a cause for celebration, and fear.
Mountain Devil
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 9 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In 1832, life in the Rocky Mountains was filled with danger and mystery. Indian legends held that deep in secluded valleys lurked bizarre creatures bent on destroying man.
Blackfoot Massacre
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 10 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Life in the savage Rockies was not easy on Nathaniel King and other courageous mountain men who dared to settle there. Every day, wild animals, treacherous Indians, or brutal elements threatened their very existence.
Northwest Passage
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 11 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Wilderness Series #11 Nathaniel King made a mistake that could be his last when he agrees to lead a seemingly innocent group of pioneers through the treacherous mountains.
Apache Blood
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 12 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Nate and his young family journey to the southern Rockies, only to have the child and woman taken by the Apache. With the help of his friend Shakespeare McNair, Nate would save his loved ones or die trying.
Mountain Manhunt
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 13 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
After rescuing Solomon Cain from an Indian death trap, mountain man Nathanial King is left stranded by the ungrateful man in the wilderness, where he hooks up with a Ute brave who is determined to kill Cain.
Winterkill
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 15 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Savage and dangerous, the unexplored Rockies hid threats that could kill even the most experienced mountain men. For mountain man Nathaniel King, helping stranded travelers had become common.
Blood Truce
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 16 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
When a deadly dispute among rival Indian tribes explodes into a bloody war, Nate has to make peace between the enemies-or his young family will be the first to lose their scalps.
Trapper's Blood
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 17 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
When trappers start turning up dead, their bodies mutilated, Nate and his friends vow to track down the merciless killers.
Mountain Cat
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 18 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
The savage Rockies - home to bloodthirsty Indians and ferocious beasts. With cunning, grit, and skill, Nate King has hacked a life out of the punishing wilderness. A seasoned hunter and trapper, he can fend off attacks from brutal warriors and grizzlies alike. But a hunt for a huge, deadly mountain lion proves to be his greatest challenge.
Iron Warrior
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 19 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Iron Warrior. The rugged pioneers in the Rocky Mountains fight from day to day, never knowing when warring Indians or cutthroat renegades will attack.
Wolf Pack
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 20 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Mountain man Nathaniel King and other settlers in the Rockies are forever on the lookout for possible dangers, and always ready to match death with death. But when a marauding band of killers and thieves kidnaps his wife and children, Nate has finally run into enemies who've pushed his skill and cunning to the limit.
Black Powder
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 21 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Though living on the frontier was deadly, the reward for the hardy souls brave enough to take the risk was unlimited freedom-freedom that murderous renegades would steal for a few pieces of gold. When mountain man Nathaniel King and his family were threatened by a band of slavers, they faced enemies like none they'd ever battled.
Trail's End
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 22 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Strong mountain men like Nate King risked everything to carve a new world from the frontier, and they weren't about to give it up without a fight. But when some friendly Crows asked Nate to help them rescue a missing girl from a band of murderous Lakota, he set off on a journey that would take him to the end of the trail--and possibly the end of his life.
The Lost Valley
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 23 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
When mountain man Nathaniel King promises a dying Ute warrior that he would find the man's son, he has no idea that he will soon confront an enemy unlike any he has ever faced. For his trail will lead him and his family straight into the clutches of a mysterious, hidden tribe--a tribe that no white man has ever seen and lived to describe.
Mountain Madness
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 24 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
When Nate King comes along a pair of green would-be trappers from New York, he is only too glad to risk his life to save them from a Piegan war party. It's only after he takes them into his own cabin that he realizes that they would repay his kindness with betrayal.
Frontier Mayhem
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 25 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
The unforgiving wilderness of the Rocky Mountains forced a boy to grow up fast, so Nate King taught his son, Zach, how to survive the constant hazards and hardships--and he taught him well. With an Indian war party on the prowl and a marauding grizzly on the loose, young Zach was about to face the test of his life, with no room for failure. But there was one danger Nate hadn't prepared Zach for--a beautiful girl with blue eyes.
Blood Feud
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 26 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
The brutal wilderness of the Rocky Mountains can be deadly to those unaccustomed to its dangers. So when a clan of travelers from the hill country back East arrive at Nate King's part of the mountain, Nate is more than willing to lend a hand and show them some hospitality. He has no way of knowing that this clan is used to fighting--and killing--for what they want. And they want Nate's land for their own!
Gold Rage
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 27 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Penniless old trapper Ben Frazier is just about ready to pack it all in when an Arapaho warrior takes pity on him and shows him where to find the elusive gold that white men value so greatly. His problems seem to be over, but then another band of trappers finds out about the gold and forces Ben to lead them to it. It's up to Zach King to save the old man, but can he survive a fight against a gang of gold-crazed mountain men?
The Quest
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 28 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Life in the brutal wilderness of the Rockies is never easy. Danger can appear at any time, from any direction. Whether it's in the form of hostile Indians, fierce animals, or the unforgiving elements, death can surprise any unwary frontiersman. That's why Nate King and his family have mastered the fine art of survival – and learned to provide help to their friends whenever necessary. So when one of Nate's neighbors shows up at his cabin more dead than alive, frantic with worry because his wife and child have been taken by Indians, Nate doesn't hesitate for a second. He knows what he has to do – he'll find his friend's family and bring them back safely. Or die trying.
Mountain Nightmare
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 29 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
HUNTER OR THE HUNTED? As mountain man Nate King and his family struggle to live free in the untamed country of frontier America, Nate and his neighbors have begun to find tracks and other signs of a being the Indians known as the "Old Ones, " a half-man, half-breed creature that preys on humans and kills simply for the sake of killing.
Savages
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 30 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
THE PREDATORS. Frontiersmen living in the untamed Rockies are surrounded every day by endless dangers, including attack by hostile Indians. But to Nate King and his family, the local tribes are simply people like them, people trying to live free in the glorious mountains, and many of them have become their friends. It is only when Nate's son, Zach, sets out with his fiancée to visit her relatives in St. Louis that Zach meets savages of a very different kind – vicious white cutthroats who kidnap his beloved. Zach is far from home, with much to learn if he hopes to save the woman he loves. But he knows one thing – he'll save her if it's the last thing he does. Then he'll give those savages a dose of civilizing…frontier style.
Blood Kin
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 31 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
BOUND BY BLOOD: Growing up in the wild frontier of the Rockies, Zach King survived countless dangers, from nature and from human predators. Like his father, the legendary Nate King, Zach has learned to anticipate threats before they appear. But even Zach can't predict the danger he'll face when he travels with his fiancée to meet her family in St. Louis. He knows they'll probably look down their noses at him because he's a half breed. He's used to that by now. But he doesn't know just how far his beloved's family will go to "protect" her from marrying Zach. Some of the self-righteous relatives will stop at nothing to save the family's good name...even murder.
Blood Kin
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 31 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
BOUND BY BLOOD: Growing up in the wild frontier of the Rockies, Zach King survived countless dangers, from nature and from human predators. Like his father, the legendary Nate King, Zach has learned to anticipate threats before they appear. But even Zach can't predict the danger he'll face when he travels with his fiancée to meet her family in St. Louis. He knows they'll probably look down their noses at him because he's a half breed. He's used to that by now. But he doesn't know just how far his beloved's family will go to "protect" her from marrying Zach. Some of the self-righteous relatives will stop at nothing to save the family's good name…even murder.
The Westward Tide
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 32 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Life in the majestic Rockies is hard. Only the hardiest and bravest of pioneers can survive the never-ending dangers of the frontier. Still, young Zach King can't wait to return there with his bride-to-be. For the frontier is his home, the only place he feels free from the constraints and prejudices of so-called civilization. But it looks like he'll have to postpone the homecoming just a little longer. He has no choice but to agree to lead a wagon train of dangerously unprepared settlers into the mountains. Without his help they'll surely die. But even with it, will they be able to survive a trek through lands ruled by bloodthirsty Pawnees?
Fang and Claw
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 33 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
To survive the untamed wilderness a man needs all the friends he can get. No one can battle the continual dangers for long on his own. Even a fearless frontiersman like Nate King needs help now and then and he's always ready to give it when it's needed. So when an elderly Shoshone warrior comes to Nate asking for help, Nate agrees to lend a hand – no matter how strange the request may be. The old warrior knows he doesn't have long to live and he wants to die in the remote canyon where his true love was killed many years before, slain by a giant bear straight out of Shoshone myth. No Shoshone will dare accompany the old warrior, so he and Nate will brave the dreaded canyon alone. And as Nate soon learns the hard way, some legends are far better left undisturbed.
Trackdown
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 34 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
THE TRAIL TO HELL: Life in the wilderness of the Rockies is filled with dangers, some natural, some man-made. Any man who hopes to survive there soon has to learn to face these dangers and battle them head on. That's a lesson frontiersman Nate King learned long ago. So when a savage war party abducts his wife and daughter, Nate isn't about to surrender to despair. No matter where the search takes him, he will bring his family home. Even when the trail leads him to an area previously unexplored by white men, an area shunned even by the neighboring tribes because of its bad medicine, Nate continues on undaunted. To find his family he would battle any foe and face any threat. But what's waiting for Nate at the end of his search is something he never expected…something almost beyond belief.
Frontier Fury
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 35 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Mountain Maniac: For frontiersman Nate King, the Rockies are the last untamed wilderness, a place of magnificent beauty and unparalleled danger, a place to respect and call home. He and his family begin a trek through this harsh terrain with no wish but to see their cabin at journey's end. But a chance encounter with a deranged settler leads Nate to the startling discovery that the man has big plans for this wild land. Rejected by the army, William Proctor plans to carve his own empire, creating a new Eden all his own. He's determined to succeed at any cost, even if it brings the wrath of the Blackfoot Confederacy upon them all. Now it's up to Nate to stop a crazed colonel in his tracks before he takes down scores of innocents - including Nate's own wife and daughter - in a blaze of maniacal glory.
The Temptest
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 36 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In the untamed wilderness of the Rockies, Shakespeare McNair has seen many dangers over the years, but even he has a hard time imagining the bizarre creature that's terrorizing him and his wife, Blue Water Woman. It walks like a man, but has the strength of an animal. When the beast finally strikes, carrying off Blue Water Woman, Shakespeare vows to turn the tables.
Perils of the Wind
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 37 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
It takes a special breed of man to survive in the wilds of the American frontier. A man like Nate King has the courage, the strength, and the skills he needs to endure the hardships of the magnificent Rockies. But the four cutthroats who heard about Nate paying for provisions with gold don't plan to make it on their own. They figure they can get Nate's gold for themselves. When they kidnap Nate's younger daughter they think they've struck it rich. They don't know Nate very well. They don't know that he'll do anything to protect his family. But what Nate doesn't know is that his little girl escaped on her own...and now has to face the dangers of the Rockies alone and unarmed.
Mountain Man
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 38 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Rosemary Spencer is a woman alone. All alone, except for her young children. She and her husband and their two boys sold their farm, bought a Conestoga wagon and some oxen, and joined a wagon train heading for a new life in Oregon. But they soon learned the dangers of the West. First they became separated from, the train. Then bloodthirsty Sioux attacked the train, wiping out everyone except the Spencers. Finally a grizzly mauled and kilted Rosemary's husband. Now she doesn't know what to do, where to go, whom to turn to for help. Surely she and her boys won't be able to survive in the wilderness for very long. But she hasn't counted on one thing--Nate King. The legendary mountainman comes across Rosemary on his way back to the Rockies. He vows to protect her and the children from the countless hazards they will face: the cutthroats, the elements, the animals, and the returning Sioux. The danger will be constant, but Nate will keep his word. He'll protect them--to his last drop of blood.
Firewater
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 39 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Trouble Brewing. When Artemis Borke opens a trading post in Nate King's territory, both settlers and Shoshone have access to goods and supplies. But Borke also begins to sell liquor, which has severe consequences on the Shoshone warriors--even more so when bloodthirsty Crows target the village.
Scar
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 40 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Nate King embarks on a perilous journey through the Rockies to track a huge grizzly bear that has been terrorizing the Utes, but he gets more than he bargained for when he comes face-to-face with the eerily clever creature.
By Duty Bound
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 41 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
A Man on a Mission. Of all the untamed places on the American frontier, the Rocky Mountains might be the most dangerous and the least welcoming. But that's where young Lieutenant Phillip Pickforth must go. He is ordered to lead a detachment from distant Fort Leavenworth to investigate reports of a vicious massacre. Reports blame the Shoshones, and the alleged ringleader of the slaughter is...Zachary King, halfbreed son of famed mountain man Nate King. As Lieutenant Pickforth fights his way across the plains, he begins to realize there is much more to the situation than he's been told. And he wonders if even a detachment of soldiers will be enough when he has to face Nate and Zack King.
Flames Of Justice
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 42 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In the untamed wilderness of the Rocky Mountains, there is frequently only one law; the law of survival. But sometimes even the brave men and women living on the brutal frontier must answer to the justice of so-called civilization. This is the lesson that famed mountain man Nate King and his son, Zach, are about to learn. Zach, a half-breed, has been brought to trial, accused of being the ringleader of a blood-drenched Indian massacre at a trading post. Nate knows that his son is innocent and can't understand how anyone would ever think Zach could be guilty of such a crime. But Nate isn't aware of the devious plotting and scheming that's going on behind locked doors or the horrible lengths that the schemers would go to in order to see Zach hanged!
Vengeance
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 43 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
In the wilds of the Rocky Mountains, there are the hunters and the hunted. Legendary mountain man Nate King has taught his son to be an excellent hunter. But now Zach finds himself the prey as a vicious killer stalks his every move. Athena Borke will stop at nothing to take vengeance upon the man she believes killed her brothers. Her goal: to capture Zach King and make him suffer a slow death. And she's concocted a plan sure to bring her bitterest enemy straight into her trap. When Athena kidnaps Zach's younger sister, his fury knows no bounds. Zach will have to pull out every trick his father taught him, and add a few of his own, if he hopes to survive.
Shadow Realms
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 44 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
On The Hunt - Raised in the harsh Colorado Rockies, Zach King knows the wilderness. He can track his way through the thickest forest and bring down the most dangerous beasts. But his most recent quarry has moved the game to a whole new ground: New Orleans. Hot on the trail of Athena Borke – the vicious woman who kidnapped his sister, Evelyn – Zach must adjust to a whole new set of rules in this vipers' den of corruption. From gator-infested swamps to a mansion with the most sinister reputation, Zach will brave it all to save Evelyn's life…even if it means forfeiting his own.
In Cruel Clutches
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 45 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Dangerous Territory! Zach King, son of legendary mountain man Nate King, is at home in the harshest terrain of the Rockies. But nothing can prepare him for the perils of civilization. Locked in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with his sister's kidnapper, Zach wends his way through the streets of New Orleans like the seasoned hunter he is. Yet this is not the wild, and the trappings of society offer his prey only more places to hide. Dodging fists, knives, bullets and even jail, Zach will have to adjust to his new territory quickly--his sister's life depends on it.
Untamed Country
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 46 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
Nate King and his family pride themselves on their ability to handle whatever hardships the harsh wilderness of the Rockies deals out. But lately their cabin, nestled in the foothills of the high country, has had some troublesome visitors. Nearby Ute and Crow warriors have banded together, set out to destroy the Kings' home...along with the King family. Nate has no choice but to find a new place to live. With a bloodthirsty war party dogging his every step, will he have any family left by the time he finds a new homestead?
Reap The Whirlwind
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 47 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
A Treacherous Trail. Nate King and his family are accustomed to dealing with the perils of the wild. It's the spread of civilization that sends them further into the rugged Rocky Mountains to find a more secluded home. Along the way, fighting off attacks from rattlesnakes and wild buffalo, Nate becomes separated from the rest of the group. And only then does he realize that civilization isn't so ready to be left behind. An old enemy has posted a $10,000 reward for the man who can kill the King family--and one group of vicious bounty hunters will stop at nothing to claim the prize.
Lord Grizzly
by David Thompson
read by Rusty Nelson
Part 48 of the Wilderness (Thompson/Robbins) series
THE KING OF BEASTS – Nate King has a lot to be happy about. He and his family are settling into a new home, far from the taint of civilization. But the deep wilderness has its own set of dangers, including the greatest predator of them all: the giant grizzly. Nate has earned a reputation as Grizzly Killer, but this bear is different--this bear saved his life once, and Nate feels a debt of honor. But is it possible to teach a wild griz to go against its murderous nature? Will Nate's plan be any match for the mammoth bear's four-inch claws and wickedly sharp teeth? Or will his family learn a fatal lesson of their own?