Last Train from Perdition

Trevor Lawson. His business card reads:

All Matters Handled
I Travel by Night

A civil war veteran, wounded during the battle of Shiloh, he is made into a vampire against his will. Trevor tries to make the best of things and becomes something of a private investigator, operating out of the Hotel Sanctuaire in 1886 New Orleans.

In the first story of this trilogy, I Travel By Night, we learn that Trevor wants out of the vampire way of life. As such, he refuses to drink the blood of humans unless it's absolutely necessary. He constantly battles the urges within his own body-the urges that makes his jaw want to unhinge and his fangs to come out. He searches for the Dark Society and his maker, LaRouge, for he's been told that if he drinks show more the ichor of the one that made him, he can return to a life of humanity. Trevor is a strong, noble man and he's VERY good with guns.

In Last Train From Perdition, Trevor is summoned to Omaha for a possible job. His trusty assistant and fellow gunslinger, Ann, travels with him. "Hers were the eyes that could bear the steely heat of the sun. They were as black as charcoal and fixed with an intense purpose that could frighten even a vampire." Together Trevor and Ann make a formidable team.

In Omaha, they are tasked with finding the son of a prominent member of society-a young man who went to Montana to search for gold, threw in his lot with a bunch of low-life thieves and killers and now cannot escape. So begins Trevor's latest adventure. Together with Ann, he travels to the Montana Territory, turning this narrative into a true horror western with all the greatness that entails.

Some of the scenes in Montana, most especially once Trevor and Ann are on the return train to Helena, are among the most intense I've EVER read. This is where Robert McCammon's writing really shines. With a cast of characters that all stand out in my mind, (most especially a young boy that will haunt my nightmares for the rest of my life), Mr. McCammon draws the reader into that train car, and then unleashes all of hell upon them. Ann and Trevor find their man, but will they be able to return him to his father safely? You'll have to read this book to find out!

Last Train From Perdition earns my highest recommendation! A vampire gunslinger, fighting to retain and fully return to his humanity is an entirely new concept, and a fascinating one; Robert McCammon tackles it head on and WINS all the stars!

Available on Halloween 2016, here: Last Train from Perdition

*Huge thanks to Net Galley and Subterranean Press for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This is it!*



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This was a fast, well-written, fun, action-packed historical Western horror romp. And I loved it. Plenty of creepiness, plenty of tension and suspense, and well-written fully fleshed characters. I'll definitely want the rest of this series! The vampire who 'doesn't want to be' is an old trope by now, but it certainly works when it's done this well! Received as an ARC.

Trevor Lawson, the vampire gunslinger for hire, is back and he gets a new assignment: bring back the 'black sheep' son of a wealthy man. So Trevor and Ann travel to the town of Perdition, where they hope to find lost Eric. But in order to get him home, first they have to take on his new 'family' of gangsters - little do they now that this will be the easier part of their mission...

Of course, Trevor is also still searching for La Rouge, the vampire who turned him, in hopes of regaining his humanity. I love this torn character with his constant fight against his dark urge. Every night he seems to lose more of his humanity, most evident in his changing bodily appearance, but still he clings to what is left of it, hoping to regain show more everything one day. Will he be able to win the battle against time and his constantly growing inner demon?

'Last Train from Perdition' is the perfect sequel to 'I Travel by Night' - maybe too perfect at times. The writing is flawless and the action plenty, though the characters are mostly predictable. It's hard to explain - I really enjoyed this story very much, but somehow it kept its distance instead of 'sucking me in'. I felt perfectly entertained but not exactly thrilled. Does that make sense?

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I received an advance copy of this novella from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the first installment in this series. With the introduction of two fascinating main characters and a whole entourage of evil vampires, this story started off with a bang. How can you go wrong with a vampire gunslinger? You can't. The whole premise is just great.

Now we reach the second installment in the series and a great story line just blossomed into what clearly is going to be a fantastic series with the introduction of fascinating new characters and an overarching story line rich enough for an old west vampire epic. And the great thing is that Robert McCammon is just the writer to pull it off.

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Great series, just wish the stories were longer. I want more of this character.