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Size: 4.00 x 8.50 in
Pages: 276
The year is 1876, Sheriff Ramon Morales of Socorro, New Mexico meets a beguiling woman named Fatemeh Karimi of Persia, escaping oppression in her homeland. When an ancient lifeform called Legion comes to Earth, they are pulled into a series of events that will change the history of the world as we know it. In their journeys, Ramon and Fatemeh encounter mad inventors, dangerous outlaws and pirates. Their resources are Ramon's fast draw and Fatemeh's uncanny ability to communicate with owls. The question is, will that be enough to save them when a fleet of dirigibles from Czarist Russia invades the United States?
Publisher: Hadrosaur Productions
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Tropes: Aliens in History, Band of Misfits, Benevolent Aliens, First Contact, Mad Scientist, Possession, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 92000
Setting: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Tropes: Aliens in History, Band of Misfits, Benevolent Aliens, First Contact, Mad Scientist, Possession, Uploaded Consciousness
Word Count: 92000
Setting: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Hal CF Astel on The Nameless Zine wrote:Owl Dance has everything. Airships, owl-ornithopters, a clockwork wolf, a multiple alien entity, a fast-shooting sheriff, a Russian plot to conquer America, and a very sexy, eco-aware, Bahá'í Persian healer-woman - I mean everything! Heaps of fun!
Ernest Hogan wrote:The characters are a lot of fun. The core duo share a fantastic dynamic, which promises to be one of the highlights of future books. It's fun seeing how different they are in so many ways, even though Fatemeh is above mere culture shock, but so similar in others. The rest of the ensemble cast aren't merely supporting characters but ones who would warrant "guest credits" for the name actors who would bring them to life in what would be a glorious TV series because they're co-stars in their own episodes. The real supporting characters are historical figures like scientist Dimitri Mendeleev and Czar Alexander II of Russia.
A rip-snorting, Wild West steampunk extravaganza with a touch of Arabian Nights that comes alive with authentic insight into the magic, peoples, and landscapes of the Southwest. Satisfies as both science fiction, and a western that is fantastic, and comes alive with realism. The kind of book that makes me proud to live in Aztlán.
