1994. Audio Renaissance Tapes.
Written By Max Brand.

Read By Barry Corbin.

Carcajou is the French-Canadian name for the wolverine - a beast with the power of a wolf, the tenacity of a bulldog and, it is said, the soul of Satan. John Banner arrives in the Yukon with a $10,000 price on his head and a plan to lose himself in the Arctic wilderness. But his plans change when he acquires the great dog Slaughter; meets Anne Kendal, a woman who's the match of any man; and joins a deadly search for lost gold - a quest that will lead him to a baptism of blood that alters the course of his life and earns him the nickname "Carcajou."

"Barry Corbin is a Max Brand hero incarnate. His reading is so easy to listen to you don't want these short stories to end.
Craven outlaws, bloodthirsty bandits and, of course, beautiful women are all portrayed equally well in Corbin's resonant voice. Character accents and genders are easily identified."
- S.C.A. AudioFile Magazine, March 1996.

"Listeners who enjoy the nearly lost art of storytelling will treasure this collection of Max Brand stories written in the 1930's. Perhaps a generation of new listeners, especially young adults, will also get to know these classics.
Actor Barry Corbin is the perfect reader for the material. He has a tough gravelly voice, and his delivery and pacing lure the listener into the atmosphere of the turn-of-the-century West of bloodthirsty bandits, brave cowboys and beautiful women."
- B.V. AudioFile Magazine, March 1996.