The Shotgun Arcana [Dramatized Adaptation]

Golgotha 2

De: R.S. Belcher

Narrado por: Amanda Forstrom, Andy Brownstein, Andy Clemence, Bradley Smith, Casie Platt, Chris Davenport, Chris Scheeren, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Walker, Colleen Delany, Dani Stoller, David Harris, David Jourdan, Dylan Lynch

R. S. Belcher's debut novel, The Six-Gun Tarot, was enthusiastically greeted by critics and rans, who praised its wildly inventive mixture of dark fantasy, steampunk, and the Wild West. Now Belcher returns to Golgotha, Nevada, a bustling frontier town that hides more than its fair share of unnatural secrets.

1870. A haven for the blessed and the damned, including a fallen angel, a mad scientist, a pirate queen, and a deputy who is kin to coyotes, Golgotha has come through many nightmarish trials, but now an army of thirty-two outlaws, lunatics, serial killers, and cannibals are converging on the town, drawn by a grisly relic that dates back to the Donner Party...and the dawn of humanity.

Sheriff Jon Highfather and his deputies already have their hands full dealing with train robbers, a mysterious series of brutal murders, and the usual outbreaks of weirdness. But with 32 of the most vicious killers on Earth riding into Golgotha in just a few day's time, the town and its people will be tested as never before - and some of them will never be the same.

The Shotgun Arcana is even more spectacularly ambitious and imaginative than The Six-Gun Tarot, and confirms R. S. Belcher's status as a rising star.

Narrators also include: Scott Graham, Scott McCormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Thomas Penny, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon, Rebecca Sheir, Ren Kasey, Richard Rohan, Scott Graham, Nanette Savard, Nanna Ingvarsson, Nick DePinto, Nora Achrati, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Keenan, Matthew McGee, Michael Glenn, Joe Brack, Jonathan Feuer, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, J.W. Rone, Jacob Yeh, James Konicek, Jefferson A. Russell, Eric Messner, Eric Singdahlsen, Evan Casey, Gregory Linington

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First introduction to horror and WOW

Didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into and omg. Great book/story forced me to slow down to read and reread to keep track with the world building and character stories. 10/10 recommend

Excellent Overall

I enjoy the story overall. I like how everyone has issues with the society outside, but sometimes it seems a bit forced. My favorite characters are Mutt and Jim. The whole Daughters of Lilith thing is kind of weak and out of place to me. I am not even going to the the next story of the series because of the fact it is all about the Daughters of Lilith next time.
I thought the idea with Kate was excellent and her being a Pinkerton was clever. The Undead story arc is intriguing and the large storyline is outstanding in this second story of Golgotha.
I like the relationship the scholar has as well. Additionally, I enjoy how each villain gets a background and you understand why each one is such a key piece overall.
I would say the weakest villain storyline was the fat cannibal.

good but vulgar

I love the series... I am surprised how much swearing the characters do in this book. 😳 I would have loved to recommend this to friends and family but the cursing happens far too often. I don't understand where the potty mouth came from or why.