{"product_id":"the-unkillable-frank-lightning-josh-rountree-paperback","title":"The Unkillable Frank Lightning -- Josh Rountree, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this riveting historical horror novel, \u003c\/i\u003eFrankenstein\u003ci\u003e is vividly reimagined in the Wild West. With equal parts Cormac McCarthy, Mary Shelley, and Stephen Graham Jones, Rountree deftly navigates the terrible aftermath of love and death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What begins as \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e ends as \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e. A dark, brooding meditation on both what we'll do for love, and the callous indifference of the hardened souls of the early West.\"\n\n--C. Robert Cargill, co-screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Phone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatherine Coldbridge is a complicated woman: A doctor, an occultist, and, briefly, a widow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1879, Private Frank Humble, Catherine's husband, was killed in a Sioux attack. Consumed by grief, she used her formidable skills to resurrect him. But Frank lost his soul after the reanimation, and disappeared after a killing spree. Unable to face her failure and its murderous consequences, Catherine fled to grieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-five years later, Catherine has decided she must make things right. She travels back to Texas with a pair of hired killers ready to destroy Frank. But Frank has remade himself as the Unkillable Frank Lightning, traveling with the Wild West Show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaching for a last chance at redemption, Frank and Catherine are at an impasse. As time runs out, their final choices may result in considerable bloodshed.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Josh Rountree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.6\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781616964368\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792444850475,"sku":"9781616964368","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781616964368.jpg?v=1784324009","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unkillable-frank-lightning-josh-rountree-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}