The Cold Eye

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In the anticipated sequel to Silver on the Road, Isobel is riding circuit through the Territory as the Devils Left Hand. But when she responds to a natural disaster, she learns the limits of her power and the growing danger of something mysterious that is threatening not just her life, but the whole Territory.

Isobel is the left hand of the old man of the Territory, the Bossbetter known as the Devil. Along with her mentor, Gabriel, she is traveling circuit through Flood to represent the power of the Devil and uphold the agreement he made with the people to protect them. Here in the Territory, magic existssometimes wild and perilous.

But there is a growing danger in the bones of the land that is killing livestock, threatening souls, and weakening the power of magic. In the next installment of the Devils West series, Isobel and Gabriel are in over their heads as they find whats happening and try to stop the people behind it before it unravels the Territory.

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[THE COLD EYE is] a fabulous coming-of-age tale of magic and power, set in a conflict-ridden alternative Wild West so vividly evoked that readers will be saddling up to ride along. * Library Journal (starred review) *
It's like the 'Oregon Trail' of magical voodoo western novels. [The Cold Eye] feels less like make-believe and more like walking in the wilderness of half-forgotten American legends. With just a midnight whisper of violent truth. * -- NPR Books *
A slam bang Weird Western. * Kirkus Reviews *
Gilman is a master storyteller. (4/5 stars) * -- RT Book Reviews *
This series is one of my favorites. I had high expectations going into this book, and Im pleased to announce that Gilman surpassed every single one of them. If you havent started this series yet, why not Its one of the best things in the genre right now. 5/5 stars. * -- Bookworm Blues *
Compelling reading. * -- Locus Magazine *
Gilman crafts a fascinating vision of a magic-infested continent, set in
an unsettled and unpredictable time. * -- Publishers Weekly *
With The Cold Eye, Laura Anne Gilman magnificently continues to forge her own version of a Western, American myth of the very early days of a West that wasnt, but, perhaps reading both Silver on the Road, and The Cold Eye, I wish it might have been. * -- Skiffy and Fanty Reviews *

Author Bio

Laura Anne Gilman is the author of theLocusbestsellersSilver on the RoadandThe Cold Eye, the popular Cosa Nostradamus books (the Retrievers and Paranormal Scene Investigations urban fantasy series), and the Nebula Awardnominated The Vineart War trilogy. Her first story collection isDragon Virus, andshe continues to write and sell short fiction in a variety of genres. Follow her at @LAGilman or LauraAnneGilman.net.