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Trails of the Wild: Seven Tales of the Old West” book opens up with “Rattler” by James Reasoner. Texas Ranger Cobb and bank robber Franklin Harmon have had a gun battle going for the past hour. The large boulders were the only cover from the shots from Harmon and Cobb knew there was a big risk of a snake being in the rocks when he took cover in them. But, with his horse dead and no other cover around in the surrounding Texas landscape he didn’t have much of a choice. Cobb isn’t about to let a bi...
David Cranmer's Beat To A Pulp Press brings us a fine collection of western tales, the bulk having previously appeared in his Beat To A Pulp online magazine as well as other venues. And even a pair of new stories from Kieran Shea and Wayne D. Dundee.Here's the line-up:1: RATTLER - James Reasoner: a Texas Ranger pinned down by an outlaw has a strange conversation.2: THE TRUE STORY OF BOY KALEEN - Patti Abbott: crime writer Patti lends her considerable talents to the west.3: TOO MANY CROCKETTS -Ev...
This is a collection of western stories by James Reasoner, Patti Abbott, Evan Lewis, Chuck Tyrell, Kieran Shea, and Matthew Pizzolato, with a novella by Wayne D. Dundee. Most of the stories are quite short, with a few being essentially flash fiction. All are entertaining, however. The novella is a meatier piece featuring Cash Laramie, the Outlaw Marshall. I highly enjoyed the collection.
This collection of western stories from David Cranmer’s Beat to a Pulp imprint is a welcome addition of new short fiction to the genre. As followers of his online zine already know, Cranmer has a fine eye and ear for picking writers with a gift for storytelling.Beat to a Pulp readers will find some familiar names here. For sheer volume of output and award winning, that list would be led by James Reasoner and quickly followed by Patti Abbott, Chuck Tyrell, Wayne D. Dundee, Kieran Shea, and Evan L...