The author of the Starship series, the John Justin Mallory series, and the Weird West Tales, he has published over seventy novels and more than two hundred fifty short stories and has edited over forty anthologies.
#MIKE RESNICK WEIRD WEST SERIES#
…The Weird West series is pure fun and possesses cross genre appeal-a great choice for a light, witty read.”-Historical Novel Society "Fast guns, fast plotting, and a comfortably entertaining writing style make this novel a rollicking western with a steampunk tweak." -Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorMike Resnick (Cincinnati, OH) has won an impressive five Hugos and has been nominated for thirty-one more.
A modernday tall tale with the requisite larger-than-life characters."-Miami Herald “A unique world where alternate history and actual historical facts blend seamlessly.
Throw in some shamanic magic, zombies, and dinosaurs, and the result is a rollicking steampunk adventure for fans of American history and Westerns." -Library Journal STARRED REVIEW** Praise for the Weird West Tales: "A mad mixture of steampunk and magic set in an alternate Wild West, this is hugely entertaining and should please fans of SF and westerns." -Booklist, starred review "A fast, fun, and often-amusing tale where Wild West meets steampunk. From the Trade Paperback edition.Review*"Delightful-a potential blockbuster."-Kirkus Reviews* "The latest entry in Resnick's steampunk series featuring historical figures of America's Old West continues to showcase the author's grasp of the art of storytelling, particularly of the tall tale. Now, with the aid of Theodore Roosevelt, Cole Younger, and Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holliday must save Cope and Marsh not only from the Comanches, not only from living, breathing dinosaurs, but from each other. Welcome to the birth of American paleontology, spearheaded by two brilliant men, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, two men whose genius is only exceeded by their hatred for each other's guts. He offers Doc one year of restored health in exchange for taking on this mission. Geronimo must protect the men or renege on his agreement with Roosevelt. They are venting their displeasure on two white men who are desecrating tribal territory in Wyoming. Renegade Comanche medicine men object to the newly-signed treaty with Theodore Roosevelt. But the medicine man and great chief Geronimo needs him for one last adventure. Doc Holliday lies in bed in a sanitarium in Leadville, Colorado, expecting never to leave his room again. It has historical characters like the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday.Īnyway, reading this has gotten me looking for my box of Boot Hill stuff again.Welcome to a Steampunk wild west starring Doc Holliday, with zombies, dinosaurs, robots, and cowboys. The first book ( The Buntline Special) takes place in 1880 in Tombstone, AZ, and I think it will center around the Battle of the OK Corral. An interesting blend of the historical and the steam, and I like what Resnick has done with his history.
There is magic our West (mostly Medicine Men, I think, but the back of the book hints at undead) and trains and a gatling pistol. settlements, however, in the Western lands and this represents the frontier lands of the weird west. is all of America East of the Mississippi River, with various Native American groups controlling the lands to the West. There are two books out now ( The Buntline Special, and The Doctor and the Kid) and according to Resnick's blog he's working on #3 and just signed a contract to do #4 next. In general I love the concept of steam but when I start to read the books I don't like the writing style, but so far I'm really hooked on these. I just discovered a nifty little steampunk style wild west series by Mike Resnick.
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