Today at Skiffy and Fanty, we reveal the cover of the latest Devil’s West verse novel from Laura Anne Gilman, Gabriel’s Road.
The Devil’s West series is an alternate magical history series involving an early 19th century American West where a being who everyone calls the Devil holds a large chunk of what we think of as the Louisiana Purchase. Neither Spain nor the burgeoning United States particularly appreciate his presence, and there are magical dangers within the Territory itself.
That’s where the Left Hand of the Devil comes in. While the Devil generally remains in the town of Flood, he sends his Left Hand out on the Road to see to problems and to justice. Isobel, new to the role, is his latest Hand. Through The Cold Eye (an Endeavour Award winner and a Washington State Book Award finalist), Silver On the Road, and Red Waters Rising, Isobel is mentored by Gabriel Kasun, a man from the East whose destiny is entwined with Isobel’s and the Territory itself.
Now with that mentorship complete, Gilman turns to a story of Gabriel himself:
Most folk in the Territory never think about the magic around them.
They’ve never encountered a magician, fought a spell-beast, or bargained with the devil.
Gabriel Kasun is not most folk.
A year spent mentoring Isobel Lacoyo Távora, the Devil’s Left Hand, brought him closer to the Territory’s magic than he’d ever wanted. But now Gabriel is on his own again, free of all obligation.
Except the Territory — and his own destiny — isn’t quite done with him yet.
A new novella set in the award-winning world of The Devil’s West!
“Wonderful and beautifully written…Fate creeps up on Gabriel with the inexorability of the rising tide in this insightful, character-driven addition to Gilman’s Devil’s West series. Old readers will be delighted with the revelation of hinted-at secrets, and new readers will be intrigued and want more.”
–C.E. Murphy, author of THE WALKER PAPERS and REDEEMER
And here’s the fantastic cover:
