Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West

Saskatchewan gunslinger elves in a world vividly real and detailed. Morrison shows us a rarely explored Weird West landscape. —Cat Rambo, World Fantasy Award Winner, Nebula and Locus award nominee, author of the Tabat series

A book friend told me about this world of gunfighting elves and I knew I was hooked! Then the writing was great, and that was a bonus! —Shane’s Book Club

I had no idea what to expect when I started ‘Showdown’. I was initially put off by the capitalizations of what I took for time-worn stereotypes: the Desperado, the Gunslinger, etc. Then Graeme let us see his elven ears and I was THERE. From that point on a black hole couldn’t have sucked me out of the story. Horses with opinions? A Gnome pitching a line to a Gunslinger’s sister? A ghost offering advice to that same Gunslinger? Oh, yeah, I’m definitely into this world. —Bonnie Milani, author of Home World and Liquid Gambit.

I loved this book. It was like Fallout meets Firefly meets Supernatural meets Shannara. . . . I found myself wanting to know much more about the world the author has created . . . . It is packed full of good characterization, a steady plot, and worldbuilding you can really sink your teeth into. —Katje van Loon, author of Bellica and Stranger Skies

The author describes SHOWDOWN as a “Weird Western fantasy-cattlepunk short-fiction serial.” Seriously! That description made me laugh and doubt that I’d get past the first few paragraphs. But I was firmly entrenched after the second sentence. Everything about the story intrigued me. . . . Her characters are astonishingly well developed, each with a unique voice. . . . Morrison has a knack for description and world building and paints her scenes in the same way an artist paints a picture. Only the reader doesn’t just see the story but hears and smells it, as well. If I’m gushing it’s because SHOWDOWN deserves to be gushed over. I can’t wait to read more installments. —Troglodyte, Amazon Reviewer

A+ world-building in this one. The Wyrd West is set in the post-apocalyptic Canadian prairies-a new wild west only with magic. Alongside the traditional gunslingers, desperados, First Nations people, saloon owners and courtesans, there are also necromancers, elves, gnomes, Mantis-folk, and some steampunk technology. Even the common elements have been tweaked to be just a little different-the courtesan’s guild runs a spy network and the saloon owner has a prosthetic hand.  I especially enjoyed the gunslingers’ magic and code of honour: the Mark of Cain they wear after killing a bandit, the vigil to the Lord and Lady, the blessed ammunition. — On Spec Magazine