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.
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 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 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 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 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 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