Straight Outta Tombstone by David Boop
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I was really excited about this collection. It has a story in the Monster Hunter universe and a story in the Dresden Files universe – IN THE SAME BOOK! How could that not be amazing?
Well, it could not be amazing because it’s westerns. Don’t get me wrong, I like them, they’re just not the top of my list. It is rare for me to be deeply impressed with a western – the western is very much my father’s genre.
I liked the Monster Hunter story. I liked the Dresden files story. I didn’t love either of them, but they helped fill that need to read in those universes. I liked the story by Phil Foglio even if I could see the end coming. There were a couple of stories that were MEH. My favorite story – far and away was actually “Chance Corrigan and The Lord of The Underworld” by Michael A. Stackpole. Western, steampunk, magic… definitely a worthy read.