A Rope of Thorns
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Welcome to Hex City. Population: magicians.
Thanks to hexslinger âReverendâ Asher Rook, sorcerers now have a sanctuary where they can live and work in peace. But a storm is comingâa tempest known as Chess Pargeter.
Infuriated by his former lover Rookâs betrayal and sacrificed in the name of the Mayan goddess who is Rookâs current consort, Chess leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. Caught up in Chessâs crusade are Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow and a young woman spiritualist.
But there are more than Chessâs own demons to be reckoned with, including a resurrected lawman with a bone to pickâand a final judgment to deliver.
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Gemma Files, a former film critic, journalist, screenwriter, and teacher, has been an award-winning horror author since 1999. She has published two collections of short work; two chapbooks of speculative poetry; the âweird westernâ Hexslinger Series; a story-cycle; and the standalone novel Experimental Film, which won the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel and the 2016 Sunburst Award for Best Adult Novel. Files also has several story collections and a collection of poetry forthcoming.
Donald Corren received his education at Juilliard. He has acted on and off Broadway, played a recurring role for nine seasons on NBC's Law & Order, as well as other television parts. Corren has also written for TV and corporate clients, including the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has narrated several audiobooks.
