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It is the most deadly, addictive drug ever. Would the Humans be able to stop the Amplitur invasion, or would they turn out to be more dangerous than the Amplitur themselves?.
Get your copy today! Available in print and ebook formats from Amazon.The alien federation called the Weave needed help in their fight against the tyrannical, mind controlling Amplitur: But to defeat the Amplitur, they would have to ally with the violent and uncontrollable Humans. Fans of Manly Wade Wellman's Silver John books and David Drake's Old Nathan will discover a new favorite in Mad Amos Malone. In conclusion, this was a fantastic collection of weird west stories, each tale taller than the one before it. Amos decides to swap places and discovers that the girl is possessed by a Huli jing. He recovers a fabled hook, but how exactly will that stave off the destruction of the island?Ī prostitute from China has a local man under her spell. Amos Malone has come as a favor to a friend. What he finds is something hungrier than his avarice.Ī trio of ne'er do wells steal Worthless and two other horses from a remote cabin after a snow storm. Malone intervenes and miraculously heals an old farmer with just a wooden cup and stream water. To his surprise he bags a Jackalope, but what kind of creature calls the Jackalope prey? The hunter becomes the hunted.Ī traveling huckster is selling a miracle tonic. Believing it to be a joke the hunter goes along with the 'game'. You see, he has hunted everything there is to be hunted the world over. Retirement seems to be his only recourse. How can one man stop a creature that breathes fire and eats molten gold?Ī big game hunter is ruminating about his past exploits at the saloon. But as more and more incidents occur the authorities realize they are in over their heads. With the first occurrence theft is suspected. One story is original to this collection.Įveryone knows dragons aren't real, but one just stole the gold from a stagecoach. These stories span about forty years of writing.
I only mention this as a warning to those who cannot abide with reading dialogue written in this way.Įighteen stories blending fact with fiction. Much of the dialogue is written with the vernacular of the time and region. Regardless, people still see him out with their strange and sometimes otherworldly problems. His size and formidable mien discourage casual contact with other folks. The people, when they speak of him, whisper. Mad Amos Malone is a well known figure in the west. Although I can only read one book at a time. Having enjoyed both, I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy.
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The premise reminded me a lot of Wellman's Silver John series and Drake's Old Nathan stories. This book just showed up in my feed one day on social media. Mad Amos Malone always leaves things better than how he finds them. His horse, Worthless, is an excellent companion, but not to be underestimated. A man larger than most, with a knowledge that belies his disheveled appearance. To which, he has recently made headlines on social media, possibly highlighting a potential grey area in copyright law.
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He also has quite an impressive number of movie novelizations under his belt. I'm sure you've seen a few in whatever bookshop you frequent. His books have been in print for many decades.
Alan Dean Foster has had quite an illustrious career.