Free The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1) Download Books

Define Books To The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

ISBN:	1616142499 (ISBN13: 9781616142490)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Weird West Tales #1

The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

Mike Resnick

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.46 | 1274 Users | 193 Reviews

Specify Appertaining To Books The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

Title	:	The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)
Author	:	Mike Resnick
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	December 1st 2010 by Prometheus Books (first published January 1st 2010)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Westerns. Alternate History. Fiction. Weird West

Interpretation Toward Books The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

Welcome to a West like you've never seen before, where electric lights shine down on the streets of Tombstone, while horseless stagecoaches carry passengers to and fro, and where death is no obstacle to The Thing That Was Once Johnny Ringo. Think you know the story of the O.K. Corral? Think again, as five-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick takes on his first steampunk western tale, and the West will never be the same.

Rating Appertaining To Books The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

Ratings: 3.46 From 1274 Users | 193 Reviews

Critique Appertaining To Books The Buntline Special (Weird West Tales #1)

Great dialog. However, I kept waiting for something to happen, and when it did, it was the end of the book. That was not what I expected.

I suppose read "sort-of" might be more appropriate. I just couldn't get into this book, so I skimmed through to see how he tied it up. If you can use that phrase.This was a somewhat interesting idea with it's total (steam punk) rewrite of history and the gimmicks included. I have never found a steam punk novel I liked. I read a synopsis and think I ought to like a given book but in the end (so far) I never have. Part of me thinks that this might have worked better as a graphic novel. Oh well.

How did I not read this sooner?! The year is 1881 and in this Weird West Tale, the United States of America ends at the Mississippi river. Medicine men have prevented forward expansion and the government wants to change this. Enter Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Thomas Edison who make up a crazy cast of characters! The wild West gets weird in this book and I loved it! I also loved how Doc Holiday is the main character here! Can't wait for the next one!

An agreeable read, but nothing more.The book suffers from the constriction of replaying events in tombstone and the O.K. Corral shoot-out. In a completely invented setting, the liberties Resnick took with the historical characters would be just part of the alternate world background. Following the historical plot, the deviation from the historical characters and the steampunk science clash too much for me to enjoy the book completely.

I'm not a huge fan of westerns, alternate history, or steampunk, but I am a huge fan of Mike Resnick so I decided to trust him. And I was not led astray. It's 1881 and Thomas Edison lives in Tombstone, Arizona, designing fantastic inventions for Ned Buntline to construct. The Earps are in town, and Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday and a bunch of other famous characters from the time period, plus cyborgs and zombies and vampires. Because why not. It's not really steampunk - it's all electricity,

So, sometimes the Goodreads reviews from trusted reviewers can steer you away from time-wasting drivel. And other times, you take a chance and think: "Did they read a different fucking book? This was AWESOME!" This time is most definitely the latter.You want Western? Oh it's dripping with it. Gunfights and faro layouts and cathouses and horse-rustlers and meticulously maintained facial hair and Indian medicine men and Federal marshals. Oh, and Doc fuckin' Holliday.You want sci-fi? How about