Straight Outta Dodge City

by David Boop (Editor)

Baen’s Weird Western Fantasy and Horror Anthology Series Becomes a Trilogy!

THE WEIRD WILD WEST
IN ALL ITS GLORY. . . AND GORY!

It’s the final showdown between heroes and darkness in the Old West. Humans versus monsters. Supernatural beings versus greater evils—with a dinosaur or two thrown in for fun. Come explore the untold myths of the West—but no dying on the trail!

Joe R. Lansdale takes us on a train ride of the damned in hopes of rescuing one innocent soul. Mercedes Lackey’s duty-bound man races to claim sacred land. Jonathan Maberry introduces us to a half-Comanche hired gun running out of time against some murderous ghosts. And James A. Moore pits skinwalker against kachina in a Western anthology any historian would love!

GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY—
AND ON THE PRAIRIES AND PLAINS, TOO!

These and a whole passel of other great tales of Western weirdness by Joe R. Lansdale, Mercedes Lackey, Jonathan Maberry, James A. Moore, Harry Turtledove, James Van Pelt, Ava Morgan, Sam Stone, Eytan Kollin, Julie Frost, Kim May, Irene Radford, David Boop, and Tex Thompson! 

About prequel Straight Outta Tombstone:

“The authors were having fun. Even when they are not playing the stories for laughs, they are taking an opportunity to enjoy an opportunity to tell a story with a fresh twist, and expand out of their expected boundaries. Straight Outta Tombstone is a change-up pitch, which will leave readers laughing on occasion, spooked at times, and entertained throughout.”—The Galveston County Daily News

Genres: Westerns, Fantasy, Horror, Steampunk, Short Stories, Paranormal, Science Fiction

272 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2020

About the author

Denver-based author David Boop is a single dad and returning college student. Dave was a journalist before turning to fiction.

Hes published a dozen short stories and written two short films. His stories have appeared in magazines like Tales of the Talisman and SF Trails and in the anthologies Wondrous Web Worlds and Space Pirates. A fixture on the convention circuit, hes spoken at such literary gatherings as Mile High Con, Coppercon and Norwescon.

His novel, She Murdered Me with Science, debuted in August.

General interests include noir, Mayan history, and The Blues. He enjoys watching anime and playing GO.

Series:
* Noel Glass Mystery

Series contributed to:
* Full-Throttle Space Tales

Reviews

[Bob Colwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short stories from 14 quality authors writing a mash-up of three of my favorite fiction genres (western, horror, and steampunk), 'Straight Outta Dodge City' delivers the goods in delicious bite-sized pieces. It was a good opportunity to become reacquainted with some veteran authors (such as Harry Turtledove) while enjoying the work of some newer ones (such as Kim May); their creativity, writing styles, and fresh takes on established tropes was satisfying. I an eager to dive into the others volumes of collected works...sidearms, zombies, and dirigibles; huzzah!

[Maurynne Maxwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting a different anthology, having missed the first two. I was expecting more humor and more homage to westerns (not all the dime novels), less schlock, less horror. They are good writers. I found it to be off-putting that the editor edited with writers in mind rather than readers. While most writers read, most readers are not wanna-be authors, and you're correct, different standards. But when I spend money on a book, I'd rather the editor has readers as the end user in mind.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

David Boop has brought together another group of authors who have western tales to tell. But these are not ordinary westerns! No, you have a Western that stars a dinosaur cowboy, a visit from the daughter H. G. Wells' time traveler, steampunk air travel, a voodoo train, and much more. The reader is likely to find several stories of interest in this tome. And if you like this volume, remember that there are two other anthologies that Boop has edited in this series!

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another anthology means another mixed bag of short stories, weird westerns being the theme this time around. The opening story by Joe Lansdale was the best of the bunch with the rest ranging from pretty good to meh. Unless you’re into this genre, I’d steer clear of this Dodge City. For fans of odd westerns only.

[D. Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

With a wide variety of tone and story, this collection of short stories was very fun to read. I loved most of them, struggled to finish a few but that wasn't a problem. All of the stories had an interesting take on the concept of 'weird wild west'. Greatly recommend to anyone who enjoys strange stories

[Sue Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short stories

This book is one of three the other two being Straight outta Dead wood. And straight outta Tombstone.
Like the others it contains a mixture of
Supernatural western stories with a twist on the tail.

Great way to find new authors .

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of weird west stories curated by the estimable David Boop. Joe Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry and others give us glimpses of the dark, sometimes funny side of the Wild West. Highly recommended.

[Charl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful. Boop delivers again, and earns the highest praise I can give an anthology: I enjoyed every single story.

There are gems in here, and no dross at all.

If you're interested, go for it!

[Kylorenscar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yee mf haw

[Toodles · Rating 1 out of 5]

Short stories, only a couple were worth reading.

[Shawn Bergeson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection was quite good. Very memorable stories. Worth reading for sure.

[David Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

First rate collection of weird western stories. This is the third book in a series. I don't think it would matter much if one started with the first book or just dove straight into to this one.

[Annarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories and lot of fun. All story all well written and mixes fantasy with horror.
Great authors, excellent storytelling.
A great and fun read, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine