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HOME Search Search for: Search Mad Shadows Darker than Weird Hither Came Conan Get Back Issues of Black Gate Recent Comments The moody bloke-in-a-cloak cover is by Steven Meyer-Rassow. Three was published by Angry Robot on July 30.It is 480 pages, priced at $7.99 for the paperback and $6.99 for the digital edition. Fear the Weir? Let’s just say that book categorization sure has changed since I learned the Dewey Decimal system, and leave it at that. They’ve also printed handy category labels on the back - apparently Three should be filed under Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Wasteland, A Journey Home, Three For All, and Fear the Weir. In these dark times, a hero may yet arise.Īngry Robot, in their efforts to be helpful, have the words “Not a sequel” buried in the copyright page. Together they set out across the plains in search of a mythic oasis, attempting to survive the forces that pursue them, and the creatures of the dark. He has no allegiances, no family, no ties.Īgainst his better judgment, he accepts the mantle of protector to a sick woman on the run, and her young son. His name is Three, a travelling gun for hire in a dying world. The world has collapsed, and there are no heroes any more. Three is the first book in a new trilogy (see? What’s more fantasy than that!) called Legends of the Duskwalker. Here’s the book description. Still looks more like fantasy than SF to me. That’s what dreaming about Scarlett Johansson will do to you. Should have paid more attention in Barnes & Noble. But no sooner do I settle into my big green chair and crack it open, then I discover it’s actually science fiction.

I mention this because I bought a copy of Three today and thought I would turn it into my Saturday New Treasures column.

Except maybe for Star Trek, ’cause it’s Howard’s favorite show, and we’re big William Shatner fans (but who isn’t?) We don’t cover much mystery, current events, or science fiction. Tolkien, Conan, Harry Potter, movies with wizards, pretty much any game with oddly-shaped dice, most anime, and those secret daydreams you have about Scarlett Johansson. In case anybody has surfed over accidentally from io9 or something, I want to make clear that we’re a fantasy website.

Three by jay posey