EDGE first appeared in 1972 and continued until 1989. The EDGE series ran for 61 books and the half-breed teamed up with one of George G. Gilman’s other anti-heroes, Adam Steele, in 3 more books. The series sold in excess of eighteen million copies.
Today these westerns are much sort after, particularly the latter books in both series – the final EDGE book often commanding a three-figure sum on auction sites.
Now EDGE is available to buy once more as ebooks. The covers carry new artwork from the artist, Tony Masero, who painted the UK covers all those years ago.
The first book in the series, The Loner, is available now for just £2.01 ($3.11). Get it direct from the publisher Solstice or sites such as Smashwords. The books will also be available from other major Internet booksellers soon.
The latest issue of Black Horse Extra is now available, and as usual features a wonderful mix of articles and comments. Chap O’Keefe introduces readers to one of his series characters, Joshua Dillard. Matthew Mayo talks about how his hopes to see his books published by Dorchester have taken a blow with the publisher’s announcements to switch to ebooks, and Greg Mitchell continues his examination of the artwork of Frederick Remington. Along with these there is the usual selection of news items that cover a broad variety western topics.
Sky Movies magazine has done a four page feature to tie in with their Westerns Week at the end of September. Picking some of their favourite stars from the western genre they’ve named them thus:
The Anti-Hero – Clint Eastwood
The Deputy – Dean Martin
The Loner – Gary Cooper
The Icon – John Wayne
The Cowgirl – Jane Russell
The Villain – Lee Van Cleef
The Gent – James Stewart
Along with this they’ve picked five must see western moments and these are:
The Duel –The final showdown with the winding down musical pocket watch in For A Few Dollars More.
The Exit – Wayne’s Ethan walks away from the home at the end of The Searchers.
The Gunfight – The final bloody shootout that ends The Wild Bunch.
The Punch-Up – The fistfight in Blazing Saddles that spills from the western set into other sets and buildings.
The Song – As the heroes await death in Rio Bravo.
The Song – As the heroes await death in Rio Bravo.
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As soon as it lands on Amazon, I'm there.
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