Review: magical western
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
K.A. Stewart builds a wild west built on Magic with artificial horses and two types of magic. Indian magic can’t be felt by the Americans, and vica-versa Caleb Marcus was a powerful magician able to alter the flight of cannon balls during the Civil war, but he was injured and lacks most of his power. He’s part of the Peacemaker (ebook from Intermix) corps. He and his jackalope familiar, Ernst have come to a small town with a rancher who has a small army. Children are losing their inborn magical powers, the land has dried up and earthquakes are coming more often. The Rancher, of course blames the red skins, but when Caleb goes for help he ambushed and tied up as food for the local predators. I really enjoyed this oddball mix of genres that somehow works. The sequel should be lots of fun.Review published in the Philadelphia Weekly Press