★★★☆☆ Average
(Western Fantasy) Wild Bill rode into town to drink, for the pretty boys, and to kill a man or die trying. (2,726 words; Time: 09m)
"Wild Bill's Last Stand," by Kyle Muntz [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 98, published on July 1, 2018.
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Pro: As promised, Wild Bill fights and dies.
Con: There’s probably some message here, but I’m not seeing what it is. Otherwise, the story seems to have very little substance to it. Wild Bill dies. McHugh lives. It’s not even clear why they want to fight, much less whom to root for.
The Wild-west motif with swords not guns seems a little off.
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Con: There’s probably some message here, but I’m not seeing what it is. Otherwise, the story seems to have very little substance to it. Wild Bill dies. McHugh lives. It’s not even clear why they want to fight, much less whom to root for.
The Wild-west motif with swords not guns seems a little off.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 98)
Kyle Muntz Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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