A new review just out from Don D'Ammassa's Critical Mass
Science
Fiction Trails #10, edited by David B. Riley, 2013, $8.25
My
first adult reading was paperback westerns and I’ve recently been
re-reading Max Brand, so I was psychologically set for the latest issue
of this irregular but always welcome collection of SF stories set in the
Old West. Despite its historical existence, the Old West has always
seemed to me an almost alien society, particularly as depicted by
classic western writers. The genre has a reputation for being formulaic
but there’s a surprisingly diversity of themes in both pure westerns and
these hybrids. Despite the lack of “name” writers, Riley always manages
to come up with some interesting stories in this issue – the handsomest
looking to date – is no exception. There are robots, Martians,
mysterious events, contained worlds, and an exciting but enigmatic train
robbery. Lots of light fun in a setting rarely found in SF. 5/22/13
I can't seem to find an email address for you to talk to you directly, but would you consider doing a review of my weird-western novel "The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree" for a free copy? 11 5-star reviews so far.
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