they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff

As he grows up

By giving each key character a distinct voice

Richard fears nothing so much as what secrets his sword might reveal about his own soul

deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord

East of Eden (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) Format:Paperback they meet expected resistance fromA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of Americas most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two familiesthe Trasks and the Hamiltonswhose