Colonel Rutherfords Colt, Lucius Shepard
Colonel Rutherfords Colt, Lucius Shepard
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Colonel Rutherfords Colt

Author: Lucius Shepard

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/13/2009


Synopsis

Jimmy Roy Guy, a gun dealer with an imagination that borders on mystic vision, delights in telling elaborate stories about the histories of the weapons he sells. When Jimmy makes an agreement with the widow of white supremacist martyr Bob Champion to broker her husband's infamous Colt .45, the widow stipulates that he keep it out of the hands of Champion's disciple, who considers it a powerful talisman for his racist agenda. But Jimmy is not intimidated by the Majorfor the gun has launched a story, and when Jimmy begins a story, one way or another, he's bound to see it through.

About Lucius Shepard

Lucius Shepard (1947–2014) won two World Fantasy Awards, as well as the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Theodore Sturgeon awards for science fiction writing and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.


Reviews

Well...not a bad read. There is a little bit for most people whether you like mysteries, thrillers or even supernatural reads (though that's a very, very small thing here and is only what I'd call a taste). Our main characters are a Native American woman and her...significant other and the tale revol......more

I first became aware of Shepard's work in the late 1980's, in the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. No two of his stories were alike in anything but the richness of the language, the compelling plots, and the utterly authentic characters. I promptly forgot all about him until recently......more

Goodreads review by Inna

I would call it a "western noir", written in a very original manner. All characters are bright and images are vivid. I really recommend it for those who don't ask questions like "What is the message of a book?" and read and enjoy its beauty and horrors. The style of a book reminds of a magic realism......more

Goodreads review by Julian

A short novel - interestingly different development and the ending was somewhat unexpected.......more