Waiting on Wednesday 07/16/14
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick:
The Shotgun Arcana by R.S. Belcher: October 7, 2014 (Tor)
I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoyed The Six-Gun Tarot until back in the spring I saw this amazing cover for the sequel, The Shotgun Arcana. The writing in the first book had a sort of raw quality which was actually quite perfect for the themes in the novel, a dark western with traces of horror and steampunk and other fantasy elements thrown in, and I remember thinking given time there’s lots of places this author and series can go.
“R. S. Belcher’s debut novel, The Six-Gun Tarot, was enthusiastically greeted by critics and readers, who praised its wildly inventive mixture of dark fantasy, steampunk, and the Wild West. Now Belcher returns to Golgotha, Nevada, a bustling frontier town that hides more than its fair share of unnatural secrets.
1870. A haven for the blessed and the damned, including a fallen angel, a mad scientist, a pirate queen, and a deputy who is kin to coyotes, Golgotha has come through many nightmarish trials, but now an army of thirty-two outlaws, lunatics, serial killers, and cannibals are converging on the town, drawn by a grisly relic that dates back to the Donner Party…and the dawn of humanity.
Sheriff Jon Highfather and his deputies already have their hands full dealing with train robbers, a mysterious series of brutal murders, and the usual outbreaks of weirdness. But with thirty-two of the most vicious killers on Earth riding into Golgotha in just a few day’s time, the town and its people will be tested as never before—and some of them will never be the same.
The Shotgun Arcana is even more spectacularly ambitious and imaginative than The Six-Gun Tarot, and confirms R. S. Belcher’s status as a rising star.”
The BiblioSanctum 
Goes out, requests a shot at reviewing Shotgun Arcana. Wants it very much.
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Summer schedules giving me a pounding and I’m so behind on review books! Otherwise, I think I would be right behind you!
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Sounds good
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Nice! Totally new to me but hope you love it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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That sounds awesome, Mogsy! I just put the first book on my wishlist 😉
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YES! Mission accomplished 😛
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I also loved Six Gun Tarot, and I’m excited I haclve a copy of this one to review. Obviously, I approve your WoW pick!
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Yeah, I saw on one of your Overbooked posts, and I’m so envious! Thinking of requesting it for myself too, of course, but I think I have to put a cap on my requests until I start making a dent in my review pile this summer 🙂
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Oooh, back to Golgotha. I enjoyed Six Gun Tarot. It was a very original mix up! Must keep my eyes peeled for this one.
Lynn 😀
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Yes, very original. More people than I thought have read this, I’m pleasantly surprised! When I first read when it came out, no one really knew it, but I’m sure the buzz picked over time! It definitely is unique.
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I just love the cover of this one. Unfortunately I haven’t read the first book in the series. Might have to add it to my TBR list.
WOW
Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
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The cover is deliciously creepy yet beautiful!
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whhhhhat o my goodness I need to look up this first book stat!!
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Oh definitely Tabs, the first book would be right up your alley! Western! A dash of horror! Fantasy! Some historical fiction! Bits of steampunk!
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