Looking for Weird West Scifi

[C.E.]

Hello, new to the Group and the genre.

Was wondering if anyone could point me toward anything in print like Brisco County Jr. or the Wild, Wild West--science fiction Weird Westerns.

And why weren't those two properties ever turned into novels?!

[audrey]

Welcome! Brisco County Jr novelizations would be amazing. Amazing!

Science fiction-wise, I recently enjoyed Cherie Priest's Boneshaker . Karen Memory and Dead Iron are pretty steampunk-y as well, like Wild, Wild West. What are some books you'd recommend for other Weird West readers who like scifi?

[C.E.]

I've never really read any Weird Westerns... I wrote one a while back as part of an anthology in the "More Blood" collection of stories from "The Destroyer" universe created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. I had always loved "Wild, Wild West" and Brisco County and wanted to try my hand at some steampunkish western action.

This year I'm trying my own, all original series, and figured I ought to go back and do a refresher and seek out some Weird Western literature.

I think the closest I've ever come to reading a weird western in print is William Forstchen's INCREDIBLE "Rally Cry" series about a Civil War Northern Regiment that is transported to an alien world where humans plucked from different eras of history are slaves and cattle to a race of nomadic monsters with a Mongolian Horde-kind of lifestyle.








If you haven't read "Rally Cry", I highly recommend it. One of the most amazing series I ever read, and easily the head of the class in alternate history-type stories.

[audrey]

I have not read Rally Cry, but it sounds fantastic. Thanks for the rec! I'd love to read more Weird Westerns set in space. The only one I've read so far is the graphic novel Copperhead, Vol 1, but it's not alt-history, just straight up Weird West in space.

[C.E.]

WARNING: Rally Cry is a series of 8, I believe, and each is thick enough to stop a lead ball. You'll be reading it for some time...

[Sarah]

There's a group on goodreads called Weird Westerns. Their bookshelf might have ideas. There's also a Weird West listopia.

I absolutely loved Karen Memory. That's a great choice.

[audrey]

C.E. wrote: "WARNING: Rally Cry is a series of 8, I believe, and each is thick enough to stop a lead ball. You'll be reading it for some time..."

I am here for doorstops. The absolute worst is getting into a book then having it end far too soon.

[Ashe]

I don't know of any WWW, spy/adventure stuff but for steampunk and gadgets, i think Mike Resnick's weird west stuff might scratch that itch. Might catch a bit of Brisco too. Not 100% sure as I've only read part of one book.