Guns of the Waste Land I: Departure

by Leverett Butts

Guns of the Waste Land recasts the legends of King Arthur as an American Western. Set in the late 19th century outside the West Texas town of Bretton, this first volume tells the story of four men wandering the American Percy Murratt leaves his home to find Sheriff Ardiss Drake and learn more about the kind of man his father was. Meanwhile, two of Ardiss' deputies, Gary Wayne Orkney and his best friend Boris Bennick, scour the wilderness in pursuit of vengeance and justice while the object of their search, Lancaster O'Loch flees for his life and that of his mistress (and Ardiss' wife), Guernica. Together these three tales begin an adventure of chivalry and honor as exciting as it is timeless.

91 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2013

About the author

Leverett Butts teaches composition and literature at the Gainesville campus of the University of North Georgia. His poetry and fiction have appeared in Eclectic and The Georgia State University Review. He is the recipient of several fiction prizes offered by the University of West Georgia and TAG Publishing. He lives in Temple, Georgia, with his wife, son, their Jack Russell terrier, and a couple of antisocial cats. He is also fluent in Pig Latin.

Reviews

[Robbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

WESTERN
Jim finished this on 7-11-16 and rated it 4.3 stars.