Read the excerpt from The Land.Mitchell almost smiled. "Well, don't want that. Thing is, though, Paul, this here's a dangerous-looking animal.""Dangerous enough for me to reconsider?""Well, that's up to you. You the one hafta ride him."I walked up to the grey and looked into his eyes. "I'll ride him," I decided right then for a fact. "I've got only my neck to lose and four times a rider's pay to gain."