The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher is a genre-bending novel set in the town of Golgotha, where the odd, magical, and otherworldly are drawn. The story revolves around the secrets of the town's inhabitants, the opening of an old silver mine, and the chain reaction it causes, leading to a thrilling showdown. The book combines elements of Chinese mysticism, Mormon and creation mythology, the Civil War, the paranormal, horror, and the Wild West, creating a unique and intriguing narrative that keeps readers engaged with its dark and mysterious atmosphere.
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Content warnings include violence, murder, domestic violence, slavery, and graphic imagery associated with horror themes.
Has Romance?
Romance is present in the book but is not the central focus of the narrative.
From The Publisher:
Six-Gun Tarot is the first book in the twisted weird west world of the Golgotha series by R.S. Belcher.
Nevada, 1869: Beyond the pitiless 40-Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town that hides more than its share of unnatural secrets. The sheriff bears the mark of the noose around his neck; some say he is a dead man whose time has not yet come. His half-human deputy is kin to coyotes. The mayor guards a hoard of mythical treasures. A banker's wife belongs to a secret order of assassins. And a shady saloon owner, whose fingers are in everyone's business, may know more about the town's true origins than he's letting on.
A haven for the blessed and the damned, Golgotha has known many strange events, but nothing like the primordial darkness stirring in the abandoned silver mine overlooking the town. Bleeding midnight, an ancient evil is spilling into the world, and unless the sheriff and his posse can saddle up in time, Golgotha will have seen its last dawn…and so will all of Creation.
R.S. Belcher's The Six-Gun Tarot is "an astonishing blend of first-rate steampunk fantasy and Western adventure." (Library Journal, Starred Review)
Other Books by R.S. Belcher:
The Golgotha Series
The Six-Gun Tarot
The Shotgun Arcana
Nightwise
The Brotherhood of the Wheel
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About the Author:
ROD 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.
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