A distant mining outpost, the ruthless boss who rules it, a gunslinger on the run – and a dragon.

I came into Jackson Depot on one engine, scraping the Bucket along the sand before managing to get her to stop. Not great, but not quite a crash, and within the port beacon’s 200-meter radius.

I chalked it up as a successful landing. The only question left was: what next?

Jake – The Warded Gunslinger – doesn’t want much in life. A place to hide, a good meal, and a safe space for his pet void-dragon hatchling. The small mining colony of Jackson Depot seems to promise just that.

But when Jake’s short-lived peace is shattered by a gangster boss and his army, and the hatchling is stolen, it’s time for Jake to pick up his guns!

The Warded Gunslinger is a novella of guns and magic in a distant future, where dragons are real, warpstone ships roam the galaxy, and courage sets heroes apart from villains. It’s got cowboys and gangsters, found family, true companions, and magitech in a sprawling space opera.

The Warded Gunslinger is the first standalone novel in the Warded Gunslinger series: short, action-packed novels/novellas in the style of the old SF and Western pulps – an equal mix of Friefly, the Mandalorian, and the Magitech Chronicles, wrapped in a spaghetti western that you can read in an hour or two.

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“For how short it was, it managed to accomplish the most important thing - make me interested in the characters and the world. The author doesn't waste time or words. The action moves swiftly, and there are no superfluous scenes at all.”
- Elena Linvile, Goodreads

“'The Warded Gunslinger' expertly fuses the rugged charm of spaghetti westerns with the expansive scope of space opera.”
- Fairytale Library

“Jake reminds me of Mal Reynolds but with powerful magic and better weaponry.”
- Goodreads review