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Cowboy Necromancer #3
Infinite Dawn
"Fantastic writing, outstanding characters, and a world so full of life you can practically taste the bite of hot chilis and road dust on your tongue as you read it. This series is one of my all-time favorites." - J.R. Mathews, author of Jake's Magical Market and Portal to Nova Roma.
Sterling has only one thing left to save what is left of the post-apocalyptic Southwest.
It's going to take everything he can muster, and he may even need to play nice with enemies of the past to accomplish his task. It's been five long years since the Godwalkers appeared, ninety-percent of the world's population gone in a flash, those that remained given a system and superpowers.
But Sterling has a goal in mind, a hope to return him and get back to doing what he loves best. To do that, to finally hang up his cowboy hat and start a new chapter, the Godwalkers must go.
About the Immerse yourself in a one-of-a-kind LitRPG western set in the post-apocalyptic Southwest inspired by The Dark Tower, Old Man Logan, and Red Dead Redemption,. Expect classes, leveling, and skill trees that will feel familiar to any fan of role-playing games or the GameLit genre. Add to that a heavily researched series that blends Southwest mysticism with high tech and dangerous monsters, all in a setting big enough for the Grand Canyon. Cowboy Necromancer is a story unlike any you’ve read in the genre, one that blends languages, culture, action, true history, and suspense as Sterling and his team of superpowereds try to stop alien monoliths from destroying what is left of humanity.
Now available as an audiobook narrated by MacLeod Andrews and produced by Podium Audio!
Sterling has only one thing left to save what is left of the post-apocalyptic Southwest.
It's going to take everything he can muster, and he may even need to play nice with enemies of the past to accomplish his task. It's been five long years since the Godwalkers appeared, ninety-percent of the world's population gone in a flash, those that remained given a system and superpowers.
But Sterling has a goal in mind, a hope to return him and get back to doing what he loves best. To do that, to finally hang up his cowboy hat and start a new chapter, the Godwalkers must go.
About the Immerse yourself in a one-of-a-kind LitRPG western set in the post-apocalyptic Southwest inspired by The Dark Tower, Old Man Logan, and Red Dead Redemption,. Expect classes, leveling, and skill trees that will feel familiar to any fan of role-playing games or the GameLit genre. Add to that a heavily researched series that blends Southwest mysticism with high tech and dangerous monsters, all in a setting big enough for the Grand Canyon. Cowboy Necromancer is a story unlike any you’ve read in the genre, one that blends languages, culture, action, true history, and suspense as Sterling and his team of superpowereds try to stop alien monoliths from destroying what is left of humanity.
Now available as an audiobook narrated by MacLeod Andrews and produced by Podium Audio!
- GenresFantasy
524 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 26, 2022
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About the author
Harmon Cooper
144 books365 followersHarmon Cooper is the author of over sixty fantasy works. His bestselling series include Pilgrim, War Priest, Cowboy Necromancer, and Tokens and Towers.
His series, The Feedback Loop, is one of the earlier GameLit works first published in 2015. An earphone award winner for the series Death's Mantle, Harmon won the LitRPG/GameLit Audiobook of the Year award for Sacred Cat Island, narrated by Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree.
Harmon write progression fantasy, cultivation fantasy, and LitRPG/GameLit.
His series, The Feedback Loop, is one of the earlier GameLit works first published in 2015. An earphone award winner for the series Death's Mantle, Harmon won the LitRPG/GameLit Audiobook of the Year award for Sacred Cat Island, narrated by Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree.
Harmon write progression fantasy, cultivation fantasy, and LitRPG/GameLit.
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May 26, 2022
WOW! This was an absolutely brilliant read!
Sterling Monedero, our cowboy necromancer, and his 'posse' are still on the right road for getting rid of the Godwalkers. Do they succeed? I'm saying nothing. If you're expecting lots (and I really mean LOTS) of action, to be completely engrossed, and amazed at the deviousness of some people, then shee-it, that's exactly what you'll get. This is a cracker of a story.
I'm not embarrassed to say that I shed a few tears (okay, I bawled my eyes out all right!), as I feel that these characters have been through more in three books than most have in a twenty-book series. Having said that, we know these folks - well, I feel I do. I want them to succeed.
Our friends hear of the Killbillies and that horror of a leader, Commodore Bones, planning to take over other groups' territories in a mostly safe and organised area. If you remember, our Sterling has quite a few rather large bones to pick with the Commodore. We meet a few other leaders who may not be what they first appear. Everybody has their own agenda, it seems. ¡Muy tortuoso!
I LOVE this series, I LOVE the characters (particularly Sterling, the Sunflower Kid, Roxie, Paco, and not forgetting Dusty Hill, the Chronicler), I LOVE the worldbuilding, so real I feel I'm inhaling the sand and smelling the food. I LOVE how atmospheric this series is, and I LOVE the amount of research that the author does. It shows, and adds to the realism.
Sterling Monedero, our cowboy necromancer, and his 'posse' are still on the right road for getting rid of the Godwalkers. Do they succeed? I'm saying nothing. If you're expecting lots (and I really mean LOTS) of action, to be completely engrossed, and amazed at the deviousness of some people, then shee-it, that's exactly what you'll get. This is a cracker of a story.
I'm not embarrassed to say that I shed a few tears (okay, I bawled my eyes out all right!), as I feel that these characters have been through more in three books than most have in a twenty-book series. Having said that, we know these folks - well, I feel I do. I want them to succeed.
Our friends hear of the Killbillies and that horror of a leader, Commodore Bones, planning to take over other groups' territories in a mostly safe and organised area. If you remember, our Sterling has quite a few rather large bones to pick with the Commodore. We meet a few other leaders who may not be what they first appear. Everybody has their own agenda, it seems. ¡Muy tortuoso!
I LOVE this series, I LOVE the characters (particularly Sterling, the Sunflower Kid, Roxie, Paco, and not forgetting Dusty Hill, the Chronicler), I LOVE the worldbuilding, so real I feel I'm inhaling the sand and smelling the food. I LOVE how atmospheric this series is, and I LOVE the amount of research that the author does. It shows, and adds to the realism.
July 8, 2022
Shee-it Mr. Cooper, that's a great ride!
The "Cowboy Necromancer" trilogy does something a lot of independent and self published authors often fail to do - each book in the series tells a complete story, growing in depth with the development of the characters and arcing the story from the over-all 3 volume outline to the individual tale told by each separate book. There are beginnings and endings - although I myself would love to continue reading about Sterling's continued adventures. What I meant to say is that while the first volume is heavily influenced in "gaming" per its LitRPG genre, the second in this trilogy spends less time in the true genre and more time as a vivid dystopian work of a post-apocalyptic fiction. Which brings us to volume 3, a self contained novel, well written by a flourishing talented author. Shee-it Mr. Cooper, Hollywood better come calling! And please sir, may I have some more??
The "Cowboy Necromancer" trilogy does something a lot of independent and self published authors often fail to do - each book in the series tells a complete story, growing in depth with the development of the characters and arcing the story from the over-all 3 volume outline to the individual tale told by each separate book. There are beginnings and endings - although I myself would love to continue reading about Sterling's continued adventures. What I meant to say is that while the first volume is heavily influenced in "gaming" per its LitRPG genre, the second in this trilogy spends less time in the true genre and more time as a vivid dystopian work of a post-apocalyptic fiction. Which brings us to volume 3, a self contained novel, well written by a flourishing talented author. Shee-it Mr. Cooper, Hollywood better come calling! And please sir, may I have some more??
September 27, 2022
The Cowboy Necromancer trilogy closes with a bang. Plenty of action and surprises for the reader. Irascible, stubborn, and wily former pepper farmer Sterling Montero crusades against alien invaders and evil gang leaders in post-apocalyptic New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. He has his loyal team of 'mancers', powerful magicians with power over life and death, electricity, wind, earth, the sun, water, the mind, and technology.
People familiar with those states will recognize a lot of national parks and cities: Bryce Canyon and Las Cruces for example. The landscape becomes a character since author Harmon Cooper spends much time describing it.
Despite some darkness, the story closes in a very satisfying manner.
People familiar with those states will recognize a lot of national parks and cities: Bryce Canyon and Las Cruces for example. The landscape becomes a character since author Harmon Cooper spends much time describing it.
Despite some darkness, the story closes in a very satisfying manner.
May 26, 2022
Trilogy completion buzz remains
A great ending to this Arc as we finally see Sterling complete his journey and although this was but a small part of the country, i feel a lot more beckons for such a expansive character.
Warning usage of some terms may linger and a craving for peppers may result. Slightly accomplished feeling hopefully goes away soon as I would love to see how much further this pepper farmer can go and the style of random interesting historical local tidbits also leaves me with an urge to explore.
A great ending to this Arc as we finally see Sterling complete his journey and although this was but a small part of the country, i feel a lot more beckons for such a expansive character.
Warning usage of some terms may linger and a craving for peppers may result. Slightly accomplished feeling hopefully goes away soon as I would love to see how much further this pepper farmer can go and the style of random interesting historical local tidbits also leaves me with an urge to explore.
May 10, 2024
I really wanted to like the litrpg books when they started coming out. I have started and set aside a handful. This series was the litrpg read I was looking for. It's gamery, it's still a story, it isn't boring like someone sat down to play WOW and chronicled their day, and it makes sense. Ever since the Godwalkers torched his pepper farm, Sterling has been out to get them. They've killed one before. Now, Sterling and friends are taking on the whole lot of them.
The Southwest history peppered through here is on point. I love what Cooper did with it.
The Southwest history peppered through here is on point. I love what Cooper did with it.
October 16, 2025
This has been an excellent series! We'll paced, great action, and better characters. I am extremely satisfied at how the main story wrapped. One issue that bothered me though, the god walkers were said to be a mechanical race with no feelings just objectives to be met, but multiple times they did things that was attributed to revenge. In book one, things kicked off with Sterling's farm being destroyed, and in this book what they did targeting Roxy. I'm off to now read (listen) to the book 4 novellas, so maybe things get cleared up? I doubt it and I'll always wonder. 👍🏽👍🏽
July 17, 2022
Harmon Cooper does another amazing job at blowing my mind away once more. I enjoyed not only this book but the Cowboy Necromancer series as well. I really do hope that the series will continue because it is so enjoyable to read as well as to listen to on audible. I look forward to hearing that as well when it does come out. As I said before, fantastic job on the series and I look forward to what may come in the future.
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June 19, 2022
a lot of surprises
There’s new and interesting relationships and u find out about some old ones. sterling and his group work on taking out the really bad guys killbilles are top of the List and actually join forces with a new one that realize the god walkers are the true enemy. Many things come full circle and a few are left open and as the reader leave you wanting more
There’s new and interesting relationships and u find out about some old ones. sterling and his group work on taking out the really bad guys killbilles are top of the List and actually join forces with a new one that realize the god walkers are the true enemy. Many things come full circle and a few are left open and as the reader leave you wanting more
July 20, 2022
Futuristic /apocalyptic/western
Amazing third book by Cooper. I've always loved the southwest and have been fascinated with the native history of the area. To wonder about extraterrestrial involvement with those people from back then? A real treat. Eagerly awaiting the new novella.
Amazing third book by Cooper. I've always loved the southwest and have been fascinated with the native history of the area. To wonder about extraterrestrial involvement with those people from back then? A real treat. Eagerly awaiting the new novella.
October 30, 2022
The more you read...
I.ve gotta say the more I read Mr. Copper's works, the more I like his style. Shee-it. I don't wanna gush or nuthin' but Sterling Montero has made it to my list of favorite characters. Keep'em coming. Kip! Where's that dang tequila?! Come on Pingo, we're going to town.
I.ve gotta say the more I read Mr. Copper's works, the more I like his style. Shee-it. I don't wanna gush or nuthin' but Sterling Montero has made it to my list of favorite characters. Keep'em coming. Kip! Where's that dang tequila?! Come on Pingo, we're going to town.
May 26, 2022
A good ending.
The story was really interesting as someone who has been to some of the ruins out west it was really interesting. The world building was fun and the character development was pretty good as well. I was given a advanced copy for a honest opinion of the story.
The story was really interesting as someone who has been to some of the ruins out west it was really interesting. The world building was fun and the character development was pretty good as well. I was given a advanced copy for a honest opinion of the story.
May 29, 2022
Big fan
This is the fourth series I have read from Harmon, while he says not the most popular, the geographical aspect drew me in. He definitely comes at these stories from different directions so you don't get bored if having read him before.
This is the fourth series I have read from Harmon, while he says not the most popular, the geographical aspect drew me in. He definitely comes at these stories from different directions so you don't get bored if having read him before.
May 29, 2022
Awesome
My fave Cooper series continues to be awesome and giving me some amazing food ideas. I'm mighty disappointed in y'all about this line from the authors notes "Cowboy Necromancer isn’t my most popular series"
My fave Cooper series continues to be awesome and giving me some amazing food ideas. I'm mighty disappointed in y'all about this line from the authors notes "Cowboy Necromancer isn’t my most popular series"
May 31, 2022
Loved it! Best book of the series. I love Sterling, and the Kid, and Roxie and all. The setting makes me want to travel out West to see the places they traveled. The story has some serious twists, but I enjoyed it. I hope Cooper revisits Sterling sometime in the future.
June 10, 2022
Great story
Hate to see series end. Even if smaller stories exist in future. Nice to have game aspect of story without page after page of statistics. I loved the feedback loop and hated to see it finished. Lets get the word outs about these books.
Hate to see series end. Even if smaller stories exist in future. Nice to have game aspect of story without page after page of statistics. I loved the feedback loop and hated to see it finished. Lets get the word outs about these books.
July 5, 2022
Great series
Worth your read. It's clear these books come from a place of genuine passion and the characters feel more real and lived in with only a few years of history than many do with a lifetime
Worth your read. It's clear these books come from a place of genuine passion and the characters feel more real and lived in with only a few years of history than many do with a lifetime
November 4, 2022
This series fell off in progression. It became a self-reflecting story of protagonist and left being a LitRPG. That of which had all the makings of a need magic and leveling system. Doubt i come back to this series.
June 6, 2022
Great and unique story
I love this series for its authenticity and creativity. The characters are believable and fun. I hope for more and would love a visual interpretation.
I love this series for its authenticity and creativity. The characters are believable and fun. I hope for more and would love a visual interpretation.
June 10, 2022
Enjoyed
I really liked this series. It is well researched and the landscape is described in a way that makes you feel like you are there.
I really liked this series. It is well researched and the landscape is described in a way that makes you feel like you are there.
November 9, 2022
Wonderful adventure....Wonderful series!
August 11, 2023
Enjoyable Protagonist
This series is quite enjoyable. The story is entertaining and fun, with enough action and heart to keep anyone immersed.
This series is quite enjoyable. The story is entertaining and fun, with enough action and heart to keep anyone immersed.
February 22, 2024
Very Enjoyable!
Loving this series! I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy and adventure. Getting ready to start a new one.😀😍 Oh Yeah!
Loving this series! I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy and adventure. Getting ready to start a new one.😀😍 Oh Yeah!
January 9, 2025
Vibrant sunset
The necromancer watches
The buffalo sleep
A haiku for the ages, while not as good as the cowboy necromancer's, this book you should read.
The necromancer watches
The buffalo sleep
A haiku for the ages, while not as good as the cowboy necromancer's, this book you should read.
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