Straight Outta Tombstone

Posted on 17 August 2018 by David Boop

Tales of the Weird Wild West.Top authors take on the classic western, with a weird twist Includes new stories by Larry Correia and Jim Butcher Come visit the Old West, the land where gang initiations, ride by shootings and territory disputes got their start But these tales aren t the ones your grandpappy spun around a campfire, unless he spoke of soul sucking ghosts, steam powered demons, and wayward aliens Here then are seventeen stories that breathe new life in the Old West Among them Larry Correia explores the roots of his best selling Monster Hunter International series in Bubba Shackleford s Professional Monster Killers Jim Butcher reveals the origin of one of the Dresden Filesmost popular characters in A Fistful of Warlocks And Kevin J Anderson s Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., finds himself in a showdown in High Midnight Plus stories from Alan Dean Foster, Sarah A Hoyt, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael A Stackpole, and many This is a new Old West and you ll be lucky to get outta town alive Contributors David Boop Larry Correia Jody Lynn Nye Sam Knight Robert E Vardeman Phil Foglio Nicole Kurtz Michael A Stackpole Bryan Thomas Schmidt Ken Scholes Maurice Broaddus Sarah A Hoyt Alan Dean Foster David Lee Summers Kevin J Anderson Naomi Brett Rourke Julie Campbell Peter J Wacks Jim Butcher Best Download Books Straight Outta Tombstone Author David Boop – kino-fada.fr Papa Pat Rambles has additional commentary, particularly about the cover art SHACKLEFORD S PROFESSIONAL MONSTER KILLERS by Larry Correia Ever since Owen got to throw his boss out of the window, his fans have been clamoring forAnd, by going into the past, we can get a LOTMonster Hunter stories Some things stay the same not all monsters are evil chicks with guns are WAY cool and NOBODY ever said Dang, why did I bring all this ammuni Papa Pat Rambles has additional commentary, particularly about the cover art SHACKLEFORD S PROFESSIONAL MONSTER KILLERS by Larry Correia Ever since Owen got to throw his boss out of the window, his fans have been clamoring forAnd, by going into the past, we can get a LOTMonster Hunter stories Some things stay the same not all monsters are evil chicks with guns are W...Between the title and the cover, it didn t take much for me to be salivating over buying this I m a big fan of the Weird West, as many folk know, going back to my work on Doomtown Reloaded for the Deadlands RPG universe Add in some of my literary heroes like Jim Butcher, Kevin J Anderson and Larry Correia, and I was practically begging Baen to take my money on this one.As I write this, it s sitting at 2 in Anthologies and it d be a GREAT time to click to push this beautiful book to 1 I may Between the title and the cover, it didn t take much for me to be salivating over buying this I m a big fan of the Weird West, as many folk know, going back to my work on Doomtown Reloaded for the Deadlands RPG unive...When I heard one of my favorite authors Jim Butcher was contributing to a weird west anthology, I knew I had to get it I was also excited to read some other authors I hadn t read before As with any anthology, there were some stars, some that were just eh, and some that I kinda wish I d skipped This was my first time ever reading anything by Larry Correia I know he s got a boatload of awards and is a big name in the urban fantasy genre His Monster Hunter International series is HUUUUGE So When I heard one of my favorite authors Jim Butcher was contributing to a weird west anthology, I knew I had to get it I was also excited to read some other authors I hadn t read before As with any anthology, there were some stars, some that were just eh, and some that I kinda wish I d skipped This was my first time ever reading anything by Larry Correia I know he s got a boatload of awards and is a big name in the urban fantasy genre His Monster Hunter International series is HUUUUGE So, when I heard there was going to be something in here by him, I was intrigued It was a pretty big let down for me Not that the writing was bad, it was just uninteresting His story didn t add anything to the genre for m...I ve liked westerns for many many years, though recently I ve taken to readingscifi than western, the action is better, and the stories areinteresting.Who would have thought that combining western settings with scifi stories could be so much fun.If you like either westerns, or scifi, or even to a lesser degree fantasy , then you need to read this story collection You ll find all the usual culprits, wild bill, train robberies, smoky saloons, six guns, and on and on, but none of them I ve liked westerns for many many years, though recently I ve taken to readingscifi than western, the action is better, and the stories areinteresting.Who would have thought that combining west...I was really excited about this collection It has a story in the Monster Hunter universe and a story in the Dresden Files universe IN THE SAME BOOK How could that not be amazing Well, it could not be amazing because it s westerns Don t get me wrong, I like them, they re just not the top of my list It is rare for me to be deeply impressed with a western the western is very much my father s genre.I liked the Monster Hunter story I liked the Dresden files story I didn t love either of the I was really excited about this collection It has a story in the Monster Hunter universe and a story in the Dresden Files universe IN THE SAME BOOK How could that not be amazing Well, it could not be amazing because it s westerns Don t get me wrong, I like them, they r...NOTE Review only for A Fistful of Warlocks by Jim Butcher.This short story takes place WAY back before any of the other stories in the series A young Warden not yet leader of Anastasia Luccio is on the trail of a rogue Warlock Entering Dodge City on a creature disguised as a horse, she ends up teaming up with Venator Wyatt Earp against some necromancers in town An epic battle takes place as only Jim Butcher can write and though the day is won, two necromancers escape These ar...Another one I found in one of those best of Colorado writers lists There are times when a short story collection is just what I need 15 20 pages and I can put it down and pick it up later without having to remember anything As usual, some very good ones and some just OK ones None of them were bad though and I read them all Plus, always fun to see Dan Shamble make an appearance You must be in a old west mood to read these though It did get old after a while, but I knew that going in so not Another one I found in one of those best of Colorado writers lists There are times when a short story collection is just what I need 15 20 pages and I can put it down and pick it up later without having to remember anything As usual, some very good ones and some just OK ones None of them were bad ...Revisit the old westIf you like tales of the old west, especially if you like tales of the old west spiced with a bit of the bizarre or supernatural, you will enjoy these stories The authors depict their sett...Better than yer average antholigyI usually approach anthologies cautiously They hold, in my opinion,potential for stinkers than they do good stuff.I am pleased to report that I only found one that I was bored with but can t ...This was an awesome read I liked all the stories in it, and loved most of them David Boop did an amazing job gathering these disparate stories and putting them together in a cohesive whole that really works You can read my full review over on MySF Reviews.

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17 August 2018

David Boop