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Title: What I Assume You Shall Assume

Subtitle: A Selection from Dead Man's Hand

Author: Ken Liu

Narrator: Phil Gigante, Natalie Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-22-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The Idaho Territory gold mines and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom come together for a wilderness-dwelling drifter in this tale of the Weird West.

Members Reviews:

Saddle up!

The wide open territory of the âweird westâ is traversed in this off-beat collection.

The concept of blending disparate genres together can be hit or miss, yet remains a potent source of creativity for many writers looking to inject an infusion of fresh blood into the time honored traditions, as well as readers looking for something new and different on the shelves. DEAD MANâS HAND presents traditional characters and settings of the Western blending with elements of Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, and History. There are vampires, werewolves, demons, aliens, and even dinosaurs permeating the pages, and theyâre depicted without a hint of camp or parody. The writers treat the content of their work seriously, and the stories are better received for it.

As is the case with anthologies, the book as a whole may not please every single reader but there is sufficient variety from which to pick and choose, and many of the combinations are unusual enough to inspire initial interest. Whether that interest is sustained for the duration of each tale is dependent upon each readerâs individual tastes, but the majority of the stories are brilliantly crafted, with some bizarre twists, strong leading characters, clever dialogue, and an overall sense of wonderful escapism.

Highly recommended to fans of Westerns who are eager to see new spins put on the genre.

Good book

I liked this book, and wound up putting books by some of the story authors onto my Wishlist. All in all, it was a good book and a friend had it on his wishlist so I made out!

Let's shake up your view of the old west!

I don't want to give anything away:

Sci-fi meets the Old West, or Horror meets the old west.

For me, just about every story was enjoyable.

Recommended.

Great if this your taste

Good stories for the most part. Many were a little to heavy into the horror story genre for my taste. Regardless of my preferances these were well writen, edited and presented.

varied approaches to the Western theme

Excellent anthology. My first introduction to weird West stories, and now I want to read more of them!