{"id":3562,"date":"2012-07-16T08:26:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T12:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbin.net\/blog\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2012-07-16T08:26:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T12:26:50","slug":"monday-book-pick-the-buntline-special-a-weird-west-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbin.net\/blog\/monday-book-pick\/monday-book-pick-the-buntline-special-a-weird-west-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Book Pick: The Buntline Special: A Weird West Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buntline Special: A Weird West Tale<\/strong><\/a> by Mike Resnick<\/p>\n

Executive Summary: Steampunk at the OK Corral, with Indian Medicine Men casting real Magick (for a dash of Shadowrun<\/a> tossed in for flavor). Bonus points for a young Thomas Edison with a specially harded bronze mechanical arm. Other than that, it’s a pretty historically accurate recounting of the events leading up to, and the events after, the Gunfight at the OK Corral. It reminded me a lot of the movie Tombstone<\/a>, to the point where I heard Val Kilmer’s Doc Holiday in my head while reading the book. This could be because both Resnick and the folks who did Tombstone did a lot of research on the topic. Even with the Steampunk Plus elements, it was a fun read.<\/p>\n

Monday Book Pick Archive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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