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Space Cowboys 404: Cow Not Found
Why Cowboys in Space? Because as humanity moves closer to the stars, the need for freedom, exploration, and the wide open ranges goes with them.
209 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2023
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May 26, 2024
Excellent anthology!
This collection is my introduction to Space Westerns and I am so glad that I chose it! Most anthologies have a combination of okay and great stories but, this has only great and extraordinary. Each author has mastered the ability to create characters and storylines that grab the reader’s attention and often leave you wishing they were full-length novels. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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This collection is my introduction to Space Westerns and I am so glad that I chose it! Most anthologies have a combination of okay and great stories but, this has only great and extraordinary. Each author has mastered the ability to create characters and storylines that grab the reader’s attention and often leave you wishing they were full-length novels. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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October 7, 2024
The following review was rejected by Amazon, with NO explanation given as to why. You be the judge.
Space Cowboys 404: Cow Not Found (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 17) . Kindle Edition.
Introduction by LawDog. Don't skip this one just because it's not a counted as a story entry. It will provide you with some insight as to the reason for the anthology, and if that insight causes you to seek professional help? Well, you knew it was going to be a tough job when you took it.
Little Lost CAU, by Mathias Gilliam. A CAU is a somewhat-less-than-semi-intelligent machine, launched out into the deep to find and gather valuable minerals, a Collection Automation Unit. As is the case with their grass-and-grain eating earthbound analogues, they only express true genius in the ways they can get into trouble. In this case, though, it appears that more than the usual goofiness is the problem when a CAU goes missing.
Lode Claim Blues Spearman Burke. A certain type of individual (the nasty & conniving type) found the hard work of locating and working a claim to be distasteful. Instead, they operated by muscling in on a weaker (or unsuspecting/naive) miner, disposing of them, and taking over the claim. Bad enough when working alone, when sponsored by corporate interests, they presented the legitimate claim owner with a nearly-insoluble problem.
The Forever Mug of Joe at Bitsy’s Saloon, by Danith McPherson. Even if it's not the best coffee, it's still a comfort when the job tries its' very best to kill you every day. Sometimes, the routine is all you can rely on.
The Guns of Liberty, by Undisclosed. This story is a mystery; not the story itself, but the author. The protagonist is sort of a mystery, but he cheats. You should NOT play with cheaters.
Cowboy Dreams, by Becky R. Jones. Darien has studied his whole life to become a Food Science worker. When it finally is offered to him, he realizes he has to choose between doing what others want, or what he wants, which is to be a cowboy.
Milo Wolfkiller and the Red Terror, by John D. Martin. Milo is a farmer's son, with all the responsibility and dreams that implies. When one of their cows hides her calf after giving birth, Milo makes a plan to get himself squared away for the future. If only his dad agrees...
The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same, by David Weaver. Near civilization, when the cows get out they invariably go stand on the road and block traffic. Out on the range, though, they go everywhere, and must be rounded up with care not to spook them.
High Noon on the Red Planet, by Seth Taylor. Relax into the Gunfight at the OK Corral on Mars.
Death And Dying in Feral Canyon, by Rick Cutler. Things are never what they seem when a mysterious stranger hires a pair of gunfighters.
Space Cowboys 404: Cow Not Found (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 17) . Kindle Edition.
Introduction by LawDog. Don't skip this one just because it's not a counted as a story entry. It will provide you with some insight as to the reason for the anthology, and if that insight causes you to seek professional help? Well, you knew it was going to be a tough job when you took it.
Little Lost CAU, by Mathias Gilliam. A CAU is a somewhat-less-than-semi-intelligent machine, launched out into the deep to find and gather valuable minerals, a Collection Automation Unit. As is the case with their grass-and-grain eating earthbound analogues, they only express true genius in the ways they can get into trouble. In this case, though, it appears that more than the usual goofiness is the problem when a CAU goes missing.
Lode Claim Blues Spearman Burke. A certain type of individual (the nasty & conniving type) found the hard work of locating and working a claim to be distasteful. Instead, they operated by muscling in on a weaker (or unsuspecting/naive) miner, disposing of them, and taking over the claim. Bad enough when working alone, when sponsored by corporate interests, they presented the legitimate claim owner with a nearly-insoluble problem.
The Forever Mug of Joe at Bitsy’s Saloon, by Danith McPherson. Even if it's not the best coffee, it's still a comfort when the job tries its' very best to kill you every day. Sometimes, the routine is all you can rely on.
The Guns of Liberty, by Undisclosed. This story is a mystery; not the story itself, but the author. The protagonist is sort of a mystery, but he cheats. You should NOT play with cheaters.
Cowboy Dreams, by Becky R. Jones. Darien has studied his whole life to become a Food Science worker. When it finally is offered to him, he realizes he has to choose between doing what others want, or what he wants, which is to be a cowboy.
Milo Wolfkiller and the Red Terror, by John D. Martin. Milo is a farmer's son, with all the responsibility and dreams that implies. When one of their cows hides her calf after giving birth, Milo makes a plan to get himself squared away for the future. If only his dad agrees...
The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same, by David Weaver. Near civilization, when the cows get out they invariably go stand on the road and block traffic. Out on the range, though, they go everywhere, and must be rounded up with care not to spook them.
High Noon on the Red Planet, by Seth Taylor. Relax into the Gunfight at the OK Corral on Mars.
Death And Dying in Feral Canyon, by Rick Cutler. Things are never what they seem when a mysterious stranger hires a pair of gunfighters.
July 5, 2024
Cannot figure what happened with the key
I would love to know if the man kept it or did he play the bad girls game to be a hero, or imho go with the be story of the thief? Rereading it several times has left Me guessing still. Would it be My lack of brains or the authors fault? Hmmm . I liked the story and hope that the evil one was screwed. Either way I got a lot out of it. Many other good stories also.
I would love to know if the man kept it or did he play the bad girls game to be a hero, or imho go with the be story of the thief? Rereading it several times has left Me guessing still. Would it be My lack of brains or the authors fault? Hmmm . I liked the story and hope that the evil one was screwed. Either way I got a lot out of it. Many other good stories also.
December 25, 2023
Fantastic space western anthology
There is something for everyone in this collection, and each story is true to the cowboy tradition. There is laughter, betrayal, and violence, as well as horses (some less horse-y than others), dreams come true, a little romance, family, danger, and interesting settings and characters. I have enjoyed the Space Cowboy series.
There is something for everyone in this collection, and each story is true to the cowboy tradition. There is laughter, betrayal, and violence, as well as horses (some less horse-y than others), dreams come true, a little romance, family, danger, and interesting settings and characters. I have enjoyed the Space Cowboy series.
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