Fiction

Fiction

Bruce is also the author of the American Paladin series, two works (so far) of genre-bending fiction that combine fantasy, science fiction, and western themes.

In the Land of Dead Horses

In the Land of Dead Horses tells the story of Texas Ranger Jewel T. Lightfoot’s 1908 pursuit of a resurrected horror from another age–a manifestation of the Mayan god of darkness, unearthed from its subterranean crypt in the wastelands of the Chihuahuan Desert and set loose on an unsuspecting world. The dead, it turns out, have no love for the living.

Sour Lake

It’s 1911. Someone, or something, is leaving the good citizens of East Texas’s Ochiltree County savagely mutilated and drained of blood. Slow-talking Sheriff Reeves Duncan, with the help of Texas Ranger Jewel Lightfoot and a motley crew of unimpressive gentlemen, needs to put an end to the murders, and soon. But it won’t be easy. Because no one’s ever seen a killer like this before. And some things are best left buried.

Praise for the American Paladin Series

Set in 1911, Sour Lake follows a set of grisly and bizarre murders in the Big Thicket section of Southeast Texas. Sour Lake pulled me in so deep and fast I’m not entirely sure I remember anything about the day I sat reading his incredible book other than the sound of rapidly turned pages. Texas deserves its monsters to be like everything else here, big and badass. McCandless delivers perfectly.

Jef Rouner
The Houston Press

In the Land of Dead Horses is a unique and riveting read from cover to cover. Very highly recommended, […] In the Land of Dead Horses clearly showcases author Bruce McCandless’ genuine flair for originality and distinct narrative storytelling.

Midwest Book Review
review of In the Land of Dead Horses

In The Land of Dead Horses is a thrilling and nightmare-inducing tale that held me breathless from the first page until the last.

Readers' Favorite
review of In the Land of Dead Horses

A paranormal whodunit that offers a gripping battle between good and evil.

Kirkus
review of In the Land of Dead Horses

A well-executed journey into the macabre that should give anyone pause before walking through a desolate area at night.

Kirkus
review of Sour Lake

Contact

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