Lately I’ve been turned off by one of
my favorite western writers, Peter Brandvold.
Maybe I keep pickup the wrong books, but they never seem to be what I am
looking for. I think the problem is that
I keep trying to read his series work, which I am finding a bit formulaic. You know what’s really good? His one-shot ebook weird westerns. I reviewed Bad Wind Blowing last year
and loved it. I also just finished Ghost
Colts, a cool ghost story. Maybe I
just need to stick to this part of his writing.
Dust of the Damned, Mean Pete’s werewolf western, came out
recently, perhaps I’ll give that a shot next.
Hey Slap, I wonder if you'd like to give my Merkabah Rider weird western series a try. I'd be willing to provide you with some .pdfs if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteSet in the 1880's Southwest Territories, it follows the adventures of a Hasidic gunslinger tracking the renegade teacher who betrayed his mystic Jewish order of astral travelers for the Great Old Ones of the Lovecraftian Mythos. Along the way he tangles with a bordello of succubi, a rampaging animated windmill, a possessed ex-Confederate sharpshooter, and saddles up with Doc Holiday, Dave Mather, Geronimo, and Josie Earp among others.
You can read the first three pages of the first book (Tales of A High Planes Drifter) right here, as well as a couple reviews -
http://emerdelac.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/some-review-of-merkabah-rider/
You can drop me a line through the blog or at caledreATgmailDOTcom.
-Ed