''The Sundowners'' novels are a series of
Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...
novels with a
steampunk twist by author
James Swallow
James Swallow is a British author. A BAFTA nominee and a ''New York Times'', ''Sunday Times'' and Amazon #1 best-seller, he is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as short fiction, numerous audio dramas and video ga ...
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Set in the Old West of the late 1880s, the novels follow the adventures of gunslinger Gabriel Tyler and Native American shaman Jonathan Fivehawk as they fight the plans of Robur Drache, an insane genius in the thrall of an ancient evil known as The Faceless.
Books
''Ghost Town''
Tyler and Fivehawk meet for the first time on the road to the town of Stonetree.
''Underworld''
The two heroes track Drache to a mining camp in the wilderness.
''Iron Dragon''
The secrets of Drache's Black Train are revealed as Tyler and Fivehawk join forces with Chinese adventurer Yu Lim.
''Showdown''
The final confrontation with The Faceless takes place on the desolate prairies.
See also
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List of steampunk works
Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set ...
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Weird West
Weird West (aka Weird Western) is a term used for the hybrid genres of fantasy Western, horror Western and science fiction Western. The term originated with DC's '' Weird Western Tales'' in 1972, but the idea is older as the genres have be ...
Novel series
Steampunk novels
Western (genre) novels
Novels by James Swallow
Novels set in the 1880s
2001 British novels
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