Thereâs a new bard in the galaxyâand heâs looking for a hero. The Hugo and Nebula Awardâwinning author returns to the frontier that spawned a legend. Danny Briggs is a simple yet conflicted thief. To successfully ply his trade, Briggs canât draw attention to himself, but he longs to do something worth remembering. Luck is on his side when he hits the mother lode: discovering the original manuscript of the balladeer who wandered the spaceways a century ago, recording the adventures of larger-than-life heroes, villains, and misfitsâincluding Santiago. Briggs doesnât want to sell the manuscript, he wants to add to it. All he needs is his centuryâs version of Santiago, a man who may be on the wrong side of the law, but the right side of justice. To find this protagonist, Briggs partners up with Santiagoâs last descendant, a dancer named Waltzinâ Matilda. They comb through the universeâs good, bad, and ugly looking for a new folk hero to inspire the masses. Itâs not easy, but Briggs is willing to pay the priceâeven though thereâs one on his head. âPecos Bill and Wild Bill Hickok would feel right at home with such characters as Tyrannosaur Bailey and the One-Armed Bandit. Seekers of space-age sagebrush need look no farther.â âPublishers Weekly
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