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A review by carolsnotebook
The Ace of Spades by K.H. Koehler
4.0
I don’t know quite how to describe this one. Cyberpunky, post-apocalyptic western? Pure fun if you like an old-fashioned shoot-em-up and muto horses with bulletproof hides.
“Wild” Alice West is a bounty hunter in the vast desert known as the Skillet, an area with an Old West feel, but she’s barely hanging on in a culture where a woman doing a man’s job gets no respect. In a saloon, she meets Mr. Treen, an albino card shark who she thinks would be the perfect front man for her. Of course, Mr. Treen has surprising talents and scary secrets of his own.
The Skillet is a rough, dangerous place, no doubt about it. And Alice gets in more than her fair share of scrapes, but doesn’t seem to regret anything. She does what she has to do. She’s got guts, I’ll give her that. I’m not sure who or what Mr. Treen is, but he’s definitely more than he lets on.
Quick and a blast to read. Non-stop action, gunfights, a crooked sheriff, sandboats and pirates. Unpredictable and engrossing; I’m looking forward to the next in the series.
“Wild” Alice West is a bounty hunter in the vast desert known as the Skillet, an area with an Old West feel, but she’s barely hanging on in a culture where a woman doing a man’s job gets no respect. In a saloon, she meets Mr. Treen, an albino card shark who she thinks would be the perfect front man for her. Of course, Mr. Treen has surprising talents and scary secrets of his own.
The Skillet is a rough, dangerous place, no doubt about it. And Alice gets in more than her fair share of scrapes, but doesn’t seem to regret anything. She does what she has to do. She’s got guts, I’ll give her that. I’m not sure who or what Mr. Treen is, but he’s definitely more than he lets on.
Quick and a blast to read. Non-stop action, gunfights, a crooked sheriff, sandboats and pirates. Unpredictable and engrossing; I’m looking forward to the next in the series.