The Six-Gun Tarot (Golgotha, #1)

Posted on 05 January 2017 by R.S. Belcher

Buffy meets Deadwood in a dark, wildly imaginative historical fantasyNevada, 1869 Beyond the pitiless 40 Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town that hides than its share of unnatural secrets The sheriff bears the mark of the noose around his neck some say he is a dead man whose time has not yet come His half human deputy is kin to coyotes The mayor guards a hoard of mythical treasures A banker s wife belongs to a secret order of assassins And a shady saloon owner, whose fingers are in everyone s business, may know about the town s true origins than he s letting on.A haven for the blessed and the damned, Golgotha has known many strange events, but nothing like the primordial darkness stirring in the abandoned silver mine overlooking the town Bleeding midnight, an ancient evil is spilling into the world, and unless the sheriff and his posse can saddle up in time, Golgotha will have seen its last dawn and so will all of Creation. Free Read The Six-Gun Tarot (Golgotha, #1) [ By ] R.S. Belcher [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr One of the most enduring motifs of the Western genre is the town in the forsaken deserts of the West where people go to run from their past lives and to escape to a new one In this novel, Golgotha is such a place, however the voice that leads travelers into its depths is a sinister, ageless one A voice that also attracts all sort of supernatural phenomena.Young Jim makes it to edge of this town, where the desert almost kills him and his beloved horse, Precious His life is saved by a strange h One of the most enduring motifs of the Western genre is the town in the forsaken deserts of the West where people go to run from their past lives and to escape to a new one In this novel, Golgotha is such a place, however the voice that leads travelers into its depths is a sinister, ageless one A voice that also attracts all sort of supernatural phenomena.Young Jim makes it to edge of this town, where the desert almost kills him and his beloved horse, Precious His life is saved by a strange half Indian man, Mutt, who turns out to be the town s deputy, and to have a supernatural heritage of his own Jim gets hired to work for the Sheriff, Jon Highfather, a man who has cheated death again and a...Golgotha, Nevada 1869 Fifteen year old Jim finds himself in town after surviving the 40 Mile Desert, running from his past with just his horse and his father s magical jade eye in his pocket Golgotha has always had a way of attracting and drawing in the supernatural With its history of unexplained occurrences, the old town is also home to many strange denizens, including Jonathan Highfather, the town s sheriff whose extraordinary luck has always preserved him despite many close shaves with de Golgotha, Nevada 1869 Fifteen year old Jim finds himself in town after surviving the 40 Mile Desert, running from his past with just his horse and his father s magical jade eye in his pocket Golgotha has always had a way of attracting and drawing in the supernatural With its history of unexplained occurrences, the old town is also home to many strange denizens, including Jonathan Highfather, the town s sheriff whose extraordinary luck has always preserved him despite many close shaves with death Mutt, his deputy, is said to be the son of Coyote Meek and prim Maude Stapleton, wife of a prominent banker, is actually a deadly trained assassin and a follower of the cult of Lilith It all comes...4.5 Stars What a strange and interesting book I haven t read anything this weird or dark in a while, and I really loved it The characters and the world building are truly the most unique part about this book I found myself wanting to knowandabut every single character we encountered, and I felt really attached to many of them They re real They re not without their problems, baggage, or darkness, but they are complex and so intriguing to read about This is the first weird west 4.5 Stars What a strange and interesting book I haven t read anything this weird or dark in a while, and I really loved it The characters and the world building are truly the most unique part about this book I found myself wanting to knowandabut every single character we encountered, and I felt really attached to many of them They re real They re not without their problems, baggage, or darkness, but they are complex and so intriguing to read about This is the first weird western I ve read, and it did not disappoint I think it is a genre I m going to really enjoy, and I loved how it gave the entire book a rather eerie feel Belcher s writi...Faith gives a thing power Belief is one of the most powerful assets mankind possesses It s a damn shame so few folks take advantage of it Of course the world is set up to make it hard to believe that s part of the elegant trap of it.A really good weird western set in Nevada just beyond the 40 Mile Desert in the town of Golgotha great name The book is a mashup of ideas and POVs, western, supernatural, horror, a bit of Lovecraft, fallen angels, the Chinese creation story of Pangu, shapeshifte Faith gives a thing power Belief is one of the most powerful assets mankind possesses It s a damn shame so few folks take advantage of it Of course the world is set up to make it hard to believe that s part of the elegant trap of it.A really good weird western set in Nevada just beyond the 40 Mile Desert in the town of Golgotha gr...Wow Absolutely loved thisparanormal Western sounds unlikely as a winning combination but it worked fabulously I hope the next in the series is as good.Full review over at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS Six Gun Tarot is a debut that almost flew under my radar it was thanks to Cindy, my fellow blogger that I was able to read it The blurb details give you a small inkling about the book s story but truly nothing truly prepares for the actual story There are many POV characters in this story and as each chapter begins we are introduced to each and every one of them along with their backstory, motivations and futures Jim is the young kid who s Full review over at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS Six Gun Tarot is a debut that almost flew under my radar it was thanks to Cindy, my fellow blogger that I was able to read it The blurb details give you a small inkling about the book s story but truly nothing truly prepares for the actual story There are many POV characters in this story and as each chapter begins we are introduced to each and every one of them along with their backstory, motivations and futures Jim is the young kid who s on the run from law and his past life on a farm he has a jade eye, which is the sole memory of his father Mutt is a deputy policeman who is a Native American and despised by both his people and the white Americans Sheriff Jon Hig...Ok I read this a while ago, and this isn t the kind of book that s easily summarized far away from reading, but I know that I enjoyed it, so that s good enough for a review It s a fantastical mystery, if you ve read Tim Powers then this is RIGHT up your alley A strange town, lots of points of views, folklore and big bad evil people A bit of George RR Martin with all the different characters and brutal death scenes, but really engrossing Definitely one to read slowly, but if you love complex, Ok I read this a while ago, and this isn t the kind of book that s easily summarized far away from reading, but I know that I enjoyed it, so that s good enough for a rev...I picked this book up thinking it was an urban fantasy in the Wild West, and what I read wasn t far off from that impression It s a small town fantasy not a big difference Where I went wrong was thinking it would be exciting It wasn t at all The book was goddamn awful It was so awful it took me 2 3 months to finish, speaking as a reader who in a motivated mood can finish 2 3 novels in a single day.One chapter in and I already knew this book was...I received a copy of this book for free from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.I can t say that I have read many, if any Westerns And I definitely haven t ever read a supernatural paranormal themed Western novel The Six Gun Tarot was a new and unique experience for me, and definitely one I would happily repeat Golgotha initially seems like a small, typical mid Western town of the late 19th century, but soon it is clear that it is a magnet for all I received a copy of this book for free from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.I can t say that I have read many, if any Westerns And I definitely haven t ever read a super...Book Info Genre Weird WesternReading Level Adult although one of the main characters, Jim, is 15 and his coming of age is part of the story, I still think it sof an adult story Recommended for Fans of Lovecraftian literature, Weird Westerns, urban FantasyTrigger Warnings murder, domestic violence against wife and daughter, slavery during the part set prior to the civil war Animals Injured Horse injures leg badly, had to push on through desert with no water for days she s okay tw Book Info Genre Weird WesternR...

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05 January 2017

R.S. Belcher