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Silver on the Road

por Laura Anne Gilman

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Hailed by RT Book Reviews as "fresh and original...stark and lovely," a heroic fantasy by an award-winning author about a young woman who is trained in the art of the sinister hand of magic. A Locus Magazine Bestseller. Isobel, upon her sixteenth birthday, makes the choice to work for the Boss called the Devil by some, in his territory west of the Mississippi. But this is not the devil you know. This is a being who deals fairly with immense--but not unlimited--power, who offers opportunities to people who want to make a deal, and they always get what they deserve. But his land is a wild west that needs a human touch, and that's where Izzy comes in. Inadvertently trained by him to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire, Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel circuit through the territory helping those in need. As we all know, where there is magic there is chaos...and death.… (mais)
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UPDATE 1/17/2017: Just as good the 2nd time around. Off to #2!


ORIGINAL REVIEW: I loved this book. The determined tone, the dusty west, magic---everything. I am so looking forward to future installments and have added this series to my auto-buy list.

It's such a shame the publishers didn't release it on audio. ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
I'm not a fan of the Wild West so I was not expecting to love this book but I did. It was so original and immediate. You really felt like you were in this young girl's head as she stumbled through her initiation into life "on the road" and in her new role.
I liked all the characters because they felt like real people, flawed but all with some good in them.
The way magic works was intriguing as were the monstrous creatures she encounters.
It was gritty but not so much that it was painful to read.
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  bjsikes | Jan 30, 2023 |
Magic in the Wild West is one of my favorite scenarios, and it doesn't come around all that often. I've been a longtime Gilman fan, and I love what she's done here -- excellent setting and story, with main characters full of fire and mystery. Super excited to continue the series, only wish I'd found it sooner. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
This book hits a dozen high notes for me. I enjoy the writing, the world building, the characters, and of course the horses and mule. If you like Westerns thick with magic, or just good epic storytelling on a local, familiar level this is for you. Delighted to have a new series to enjoy. ( )
  lclclauren | Sep 12, 2020 |
Honestly one of the best books I have read this year. This is the mythology of the West as it should have been told. Reminds me the most of Nikki Kiriki Hoffman, yet, not quite. ( )
  Tip44 | Jun 30, 2020 |
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**** 4 out of 5 stars
Down at the Crossroads
Review by: Mark Palm

Of all of the myths of America, none seems to resonate like that of the West. Indigenous people have been in the Americas for eons when Europeans began to arrive in the Sixteenth Century, but the colonization of North America by the United States seems to be an everlasting symbol of this Nation, for good or ill. Historians and pundits all have their reasons, but I think it might have been because technology was there to document this history in nearly real-time. In Europe and the eastern U.S. people read penny dreadfuls of living characters in the West as they led their lives, like the first Reality television shows.

The West of Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman is very different, yet every bit as fascinating. East of the Mississippi lies the U.S., Spain is in the South and West, but The Territory belongs to the Devil, who lives in a saloon in a town called Flood. Isobel grew up in that saloon, working for the man called the Boss. No one knows who or what he is, just that he is powerful, and the Territory is under his protection.

After her indentured service ends on her sixteenth birthday, Isobel who had lived and worked at the saloon until it’s rhythms were second nature, decides to keep working for the Boss. So he sends her out on the Road, under the tutelage of the Rider, Gabriel, to be the Boss’s Left Hand, his emissary to all who live and travel in the Territory.

Ms. Gilman turns the land of the west alive in a unique and unusual way; here animals talk, demons walk, magicians are to be feared, and Silver holds a special power for all. The main story of Silver on the Road is a classic coming-of-age story, as the learned Gabriel shows Isobel the ways of the Road, as she slowly grows into her own, discovering her role and the magical power that comes with it. She must learn in a hurry, as well, because something evil is abroad in the land, and it is her job to discover what it is, and what she can do to stop it. A lot of that seems like a traditional heroic quest story, and there would be nothing at all wrong with that, because it is one of the oldest and most mythical archetypes for a reason, but Ms. Gilman has a lot more up her sleeve.

In this novel the land of the Territory is more than just a backdrop, but a living, breathing character. Her understanding and description of landscape and its impact on the story reminds me of the best work of writers like Barry Lopez, but here it’s a work of fiction, which makes it more of a feat.

Isobel is also a great character, and she more than holds her own with the land. Her mentor, Gabriel is solid, and the wizard, Farron, is captivating in a small but juicy role. The pace of the novel is measured, but I thought it very appropriate. Silver on the Road is set in a world full of magic and mysteries, and coming to learn it is not a quick or easy process. As Isobel and Gabriel travel horseback across the land, the story unfolds, bit by bit, and if it may seem a bit slow at times, the breadth and wealth of detail that Ms. Gilman packs into each scene more than makes up for it. When the big scenes take place, such as when the two discover a mysteriously abandoned town, the effects hold much more power that if we were being buffeted by non-stop action. Silver on the Road is both down to earth and wonderfully strange, and takes an old setting and turns it on it’s head to wonderful effect. When the next installment comes out, I’d like to read it by a campfire. That would be perfect.

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This dark fantasy/horror work from the author of the "Vineart War" trilogy reimagines early 19th-century America as divided between the states in the east, Spain in the far West, and a region in the middle ruled by a man everyone calls the devil, whose magic keeps the peace. The pacing is slow, but the characters and setting keep the interest of fans of atmosphere strange Wild West stories.
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Hailed by RT Book Reviews as "fresh and original...stark and lovely," a heroic fantasy by an award-winning author about a young woman who is trained in the art of the sinister hand of magic. A Locus Magazine Bestseller. Isobel, upon her sixteenth birthday, makes the choice to work for the Boss called the Devil by some, in his territory west of the Mississippi. But this is not the devil you know. This is a being who deals fairly with immense--but not unlimited--power, who offers opportunities to people who want to make a deal, and they always get what they deserve. But his land is a wild west that needs a human touch, and that's where Izzy comes in. Inadvertently trained by him to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire, Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel circuit through the territory helping those in need. As we all know, where there is magic there is chaos...and death.

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