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Title details for Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian - Available

Red Rabbit

by Alex Grecian
John Pirhalla
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"Impossible to put down." —Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble

From bestselling author Alex Grecian comes a folk horror epic about a ragtag posse that must track down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts—and where death is always just around the bend.

Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit.
On the road to Burden County, they're joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure – but no sense of purpose – and a recently widowed schoolteacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger.
Racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen red stagecoach, they encounter monsters more wicked than witches lurking along the dusty trail. But the crew is determined to get that bounty, or die trying.
Written with the devilish cadence of Stephen Graham Jones and the pulse-pounding brutality of Nick Cutter, Red Rabbit is a supernatural adventure of luck and misfortune.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

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  • Release date

    September 19, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781250291653
      • File size: 377227 KB
      • Duration: 13:05:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 11, 2023
      A witch, a demon, a shapeshifter, ghosts, and cannibals are just some of the characters whose exploits enliven this sprawling, picaresque post–Civil War weird western from Grecian (The Saint of Wolves and Butchers). When residents of Riddle, Kan., put a bounty on the head of accused local witch Sadie Grace, it attracts the attention of Texas cowboys Ned Hemingway and Moses Burke. As they ride northward for a shot at the prize, they’re joined along the way by a widowed schoolmistress, a Mexican desperado, and a self-proclaimed witch-master and his enigmatic ward, Rabbit. Their experiences en route include a near-fatal confrontation with a supernaturally possessed outlaw, a terrifying journey through a forest that has seen mass suicides, and a dangerous stopover in a town of flesh-eating ghouls. Grecian’s eccentric characters are wonderfully developed (save for the title character, who is mostly on the periphery for the tale’s duration), but their episodic adventures meander with a randomness that keeps the narrative’s direction loose and unfocused. It’s all incident, no plot—but the incidents are good fun.

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Grecian's (The Saint of Wolves and Butchers) latest is a brutal fantasy, redolent with wild West authenticity. There's been a bounty put on the head of Sadie Grace, the witch of Burden County, KS. Her magic is formidable, but that's not stopping an eclectic group of wanderers from tracking her down. Among this ragtag group are a schoolteacher turned farmer's wife, two vagabond gunslingers, witch hunter Old Tom, and a mysterious unspeaking girl named Rabbit. Riding across the Kansas plains in a repainted stagecoach, this crew encounters a land filled with ghosts, devils, and the worst of humanity. Even if the bounty hunters survive that, there's still Sadie Grace, and she's not going down without a fight. Grecian's world is one where witches and spells blend seamlessly with revolvers and stagecoaches. His dialogue and description faithfully pay homage to the style of Western writers like William Johnstone. The audiobook adds to the experience, thanks to narrator John Pirhalla's gruff delivery and occasional guitar interludes that bring to mind campfire songs of old. VERDICT This meandering, lushly described weird West tale will be a treat for fans of Alma Katsu, Rob DeBorde, and Rhett C. Bruno.--James Gardner

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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