Rock and Roll Mercenaries
A Pulp Rock Anthology
N.R. LaPoint (Editor)
ISBN
eISBN
ASIN B0F74SMGM1
I picked up this volume because I really enjoyed the other Anthology from Mistcreek Publishing that I had read. I have been reading about a book a day for a few years now. I had previously read stories by a few of the contributors, and looked forward to their tracks. One of the things I love about reading anthologies is to be introduced to new authors. The authors who contributed tracks to this volume are:
Drako and Pen Billson
Jack McLiam
The description of this anthology states:
“Fifteen rocking tales of adventure and mayhem that will set your bookshelf on fire!
Get ready for heroes on alien worlds, concerts gone terribly wrong, ghost towns brought back to life, eldritch abominations, and death machines!
Whether it is bands fighting evil, a tale inspired by a song, or an artist, roadie, vet, or dragon on a mad odyssey, Rock and Roll Mercenaries will keep you moving until the final beat.”
The 15 tracks in this collection are:
Man Against Machine - Nathan Dabney
An Unexpected Bonus or Backstage Tickets to Freakin’ Psycho Trauma! - TJ Marquis
On a Hot Summer Night - Christopher R. DiNote
Viper: Devil’s Due - Milton Lane
Dead Ringer for Love - Aaron Van Treeck
Spirit Rock - JD Cowan
An Airbrushed Odyssey - Jacob Calta
The Supersonic Voyage of the Rock Dinosaurs - Drako and Pen Billson
Heavy Metal - NR LaPoint
Worst Live Show Ever - Michael Gallagher
Scales on the Heart - John Pretorius
If You’re Gonna Play in Texas, You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band - Denton Salle
Bad Attitude - Jack McLiam
Red Tales: Serial Killer - Hawkings Austin
Sign of the Black Lotus - Erik Waag
I really enjoyed most of the stories in this volume. The only one that really I really did not connect with was The Supersonic Voyage of the Rock Dinosaurs by Drako and Pen Billson, it reminded me a lot of the Scooby Doo and Kiss movie my kids love so much. But I could just not picture dinosaurs playing the instruments as described. My top picks would be Spirit Rock by JD Cowan loved the ending of this one, Heavy Metal by NR LaPoint, Worst Live Show Ever by Michael Gallagher, On a Hot Summer Night by Christopher R. DiNote. I also really enjoyed Bad Attitude by Jack McLiam, I would love to see more stories set in this world. The dragon by John A Pretorius in Scales on the Heart reminds me a lot of Vern by Karina Fabian, and I would absolutely read more stories about him.
But to be honest all of the stories were worth the read. This was an excellent themed anthology. Many great sorties and the rest are good. I can easily recommend this anthology. It is a bit Minority Report, Mad Max, and the best of music lovers just trying to do the best they can when they are between a rock, a monster, a demon and a hard place! A great collection of stories.
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