Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Dawn in Damnation

Book source ~ NetGalley
31 October 2017
Horror | Western | Fantasy
288 Pages


My Rating ~ 4 bites

Many men and a few women get sent to Damnation when they die. Sort of like a Purgatory, if you've done bad and good then your actions in Damnation can determine where you finally end up: the good place or the bad. There are two rules to "live" by: get shot, go to hell or not shoot anyone for a year and don't get injured bad enough to die (again) and you should end up in Heaven. That's the theory anyway. No one has ever gone a year without shooting anyone or dying again, so there's only that slim hope to hang onto. Everyone needs a little bit of hope, right?

Damnation is one strange place. It's perpetually grey, but something weird has been happening to the sky. Ever since a dead lady showed up pregnant with a live baby things have gotten very interesting. Outlaw Buddy Baker takes a shine to her and protects her against the others. Everyone passes time by drinking and playing cards. Gambling is about the only way to make money in Damnation though they are a few other occupations. Sal who owns the bar, the blacksmith who makes the bullets, and Tom, the guy who writes the weekly paper, The Crapper make money in other ways, but really the only source of income is cards and you better be good or you don't eat or drink. Not that you can starve to death in Damnation, but it helps keep the boredom at bay.

Dawn in Damnation has an interesting concept with decent writing and colorful characters. If you're looking for something a bit different to read then I recommend picking up this one. I don't think you'll regret it.

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