Six-Gun Tarot, The: 1 (Golgotha) - Softcover

R.S Belcher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765367513 ISBN 13: 9780765367518

Publisher: Tor Fantasy, 2014

Synopsis

Nevada, 1869: Beyond the pitiless 40-Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town hiding more than its share of unnatural secrets. The sheriff bears the mark of the noose around his neck; 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. And a shady saloon owner, fingers in everyone's business, may know more about the town's origins than he's letting on. 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.

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Review:

Belcher draws readers into a fascinating world that reads like a mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Deadwood. Part western, part urban fantasy, part coming-of-age tale, Belcher's story balances all pieces perfectly.--RT Book Reviews.Against the backdrop of Chinese and Mormon mythology and the Civil War, with a bit of Frankenstein for color, the mix of theology, frontier justice, and zombies is merely cover for an intense and irreverent exploration of good, evil, and free will.--Publishers Weekly, starred review. A jaw-dropping first novel that explodes across genre lines. Wild, gritty, insanely inventive and a hell of a lot of fun!--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Dust & Decay and Assassin's Code. A steampunk'd romp through a Mythic West drenched in blood and magic. --Rosemary Edghill, coauthor of The Shadow of Albion. If you want to see what Weird Westerns are all about, there's no better place to start than The Six-Gun Tarot.Mike Resnick, award-wining author of Santiago --Various

About the Author:

R.S. BELCHER won the Grand Prize in the Strange New Worlds SF-writing contest. He runs Cosmic Castle, a comic book shop in Roanoke, Virginia. The Six-Gun Tarot is his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Fantasy
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0765367513
• ISBN 13: 9780765367518
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480