Bøger af Richard Prosch

Mechcanial warrior versus magical. Which triumphs? In the realm of Tatendra, The Dagger Before Me unfolds as an enthralling saga where magic and machinery clash in a desperate struggle for survival. Celestyne, a formidable warrior and revered leader of Tatendra, stands at the forefront. As the embodiment of strength and honor, she shoulders the burden of protecting her people from impending doom.Aiding Celestyne is the reclusive Devron Koert, a master mechanician and architect of the legendary armor known as Relentless Fighters. Their clash against the malevolent Govannon, a mage-king wielding the formidable magical armor Invincible, becomes the fulcrum of a relentless battle between magicks and mechanisms that threatens to tear Tatendra asunder.Amidst the chaos, a mysterious shadow emerges, harboring its own inscrutable goals. As the twin moons loom ever closer to a catastrophic collision, an ancient terra cotta statue named Turnus is resurrected, becoming a formidable force on the battlefield--but is it a force for good or evil? The air is thick with the scent of magic and the clashing of gears as alliances are tested and shattered.The Dagger Before Me weaves a tapestry of intrigue, power struggles, and ancient prophecies. Celestyne, Devron, and their allies must unravel the mysteries of their world to confront the looming threat. Will Tatendra stand resilient against the impending catastrophe, or will the shadows that lurk beneath the twin moons plunge them into irreversible darkness? The stage is set for a breathtaking tale of magical battles, technological marvels, and the inexorable dance between celestial bodies. Read Book #1 in the Reign of Hex and Steel trilogy now!

"A marshal transports a deadly criminal through the hot Colorado summer; a cagey snake lays siege to a defiant fox; a determined young Texas woman faces an uncertain future--plus ten more blood-churning tales culled from the finest of the Six-Gun Justice Patreon reward stories by the best of today's Western yarn spinners"--

"As the sun goes down behind the long, low western horizon, imagine a gathering of friends who write stories, share stories, encourage new stories, and visit about the craft of fiction. As a reader, you'll find stories about family, lost and found. Tales of Civil War and reconciliation. Gunfighters. Bounty hunters. Small towns and cemeteries. You'll find ghosts, real and imagined. Adventure and romance. You'll make new friends and rekindle old flames. You'll live under western stars, with a harvest moon overhead and laughter and suspense all around. Western stories by Terry Alexander, Ben Goheen, James J. Griffin, J. L. Guin, J. E. S. Hays, Easy Jackson, Jackson Lowry, Susan Murrie MacDonald, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Edward Massey, Meg Mims, Clay More, Michael Newton, Richard Prosch, Angela Raines, Gordon L. Rottman, Barbara Shepherd, Charlie Steel, G. Wayne Tilman, Benjamin Thomas, Big Jim Williams, and Kevin Wolf"--

Two outlaws plot the demise of a woman from the past; A gunman is plagued by a passel of ornery cats; An emerging artist threatens the status quo of an old Wyoming camp; A young inventor follows in the footsteps of Thomas Edison and Sherlock Holmes. Owlhoots and heroes. Whit Branham and The DaVinci Kid. A Spur Award-winning story and other acclaimed favorites take readers to the small towns and wide open range of the old west."Stories distinguished by humor, irony, crisp language use, and a vivid sense of setting."--John D. Nesbitt, Death at Cantera

Four exciting stories of the Old West! "The Scalper" by Richard Prosch "Behind Thee, Sinner" by Eric Bowens "Never Trust a Widder" by Phil Dunlap "Confessions of Little Big Man" by Troy D. Smith

The crack of the whip! The pounding of hooves! The Thunder of stagecoach wheels! It's all here in 15 tales of old west adventure edited by Richard Prosch and written by the following authors: Terry Alexander - J.D. Arnold - Dennis Doty - J.L. Guin - J.E.S. Hays - Gail Heath - Jackson Lowry - Jeffrey J. Mariotte - Edward Massey - Terrence McCauley - Von McKee - Cheryl Pierson - James Reasoner - Charlie Steel - Benjamin Thomas - Big Jim Williams, with an introduction by Doris Gardner-McCraw President, Western Fictioneers.

"In 1879, the notorious horse thief Doc Middleton rules the Niobrara rough country west of Holt County, Nebraska, with a loose affiliation of young outlaws, dubbed the Pony Boys. Albert "Kid" Wade, August John, Windy Barnes, Boots Harper, and a dozen other amoral roughnecks spent their days stealing horses, raising hell, and generally having the time of their lives. But nothing lasts forever, and the unorganized territories west are succumbing to complaints from settlers and the Indian agencies alike. What happens to the Pony Boys when law and order lands hard-and ruthless-at the end of a rope? As Doc struggles with change, and Kid Wade fights white-knuckled against it, young Augustus "Gus" John faces the most important challenge of his life. A challenge sure to tear at the fabrics of loyalty and friendship, rending the Pony Boys apart forever. A fictionalized account of Doc Middleton and the Pony Boys decline during the historical summer of 1879"--

When Ranger Lin Jarret and Reece Sinclair ride in, Lambert's Ferry across the Red River was a disputed oasis fueled by illegal alcohol and on the brink of a powder-smoke war. It's 1860, and Lambert and the Indian police were done with bootleggers, vowing to kill the next man freighting liquor across the Red-a man who just happened to be Lin Jarret's best friend. Navigating a shifting Texas landscape of loyalty and deceit, Jarret and Reece are out for justice as the Hellbenders bring fire and brimstone down on the feared Order of the Ivory Compass, uncovering a heinous plot to blow the Lone Star state sky high.

Texas-1859As the Rio Grande Valley reels from the onslaught of Cortina's Mexican insurgents, a Tejano named Cardoza lays siege to a prominent rancho. Ranger Lin Jarret takes the assignment to ride to the defense, and he's ready to fight the devil, not babysit pampered heiress Reece Sinclair-no matter how beautiful she is. Reece, however, holds more than one secret close to her breast-secrets shrouded in powder smoke, backed up with lead...and very dangerous for Lin Jarret.When the Texas borderland explodes in all-out war, Lin Jarret is hurled into battle, his carbine and Colt .44 primed and ready. At his side is the surprisingly deadly Reece, a runaway slave with secrets of his own, and a hell-bending pack of wild shootists primed to kill.Hellbenders is the first searing adventure in an exciting new Western series.

Chuckholes and raging rivers, fog, rain, and impossibly steep grades-it's the spring of 1860. The Butterfield Overland Trail is more than hazardous for a lone coach hurling down the Missouri run between Syracuse and Fort Smith, Arkansas. But for Texas Ranger Lin Jarret and his pack of Hellbenders charged with freighting $10,000 in stolen loot, it's a raging gauntlet of gunfire and death. As the deadly Order of the Ivory Compass aims to engulf the Show-Me State, Texas Ranger Lin Jarret, Reece Sinclair, and Micah LeMay face an impossible assignment in their second explosive adventure in the exciting new Western series-Hellbenders.