{"product_id":"the-unkillable-frank-lightning","title":"The Unkillable Frank Lightning","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1616964367\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781616964368\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Rountree, Josh, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jul 2025)","offer_id":45658068484293,"sku":"9781616964368","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781616964368.jpg?v=1768897614","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-unkillable-frank-lightning","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}