{"product_id":"the-unkillable-frank-lightning-paperback","title":"The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Rountree\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this riveting historical horror novel, \u003c\/i\u003eFrankenstein\u003ci\u003e is vividly reimagined in the Wild West. With equal parts Cormac McCarthy, Mary Shelley, and Stephen Graham Jones, Rountree deftly navigates the terrible aftermath of love and death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What begins as \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e ends as \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e. A dark, brooding meditation on both what we'll do for love, and the callous indifference of the hardened souls of the early West.\"\u003cbr\u003e--C. Robert Cargill, co-screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Phone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatherine Coldbridge is a complicated woman: A doctor, an occultist, and, briefly, a widow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1879, Private Frank Humble, Catherine's husband, was killed in a Sioux attack. Consumed by grief, she used her formidable skills to resurrect him. But Frank lost his soul after the reanimation, and disappeared after a killing spree. Unable to face her failure and its murderous consequences, Catherine fled to grieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-five years later, Catherine has decided she must make things right. She travels back to Texas with a pair of hired killers ready to destroy Frank. But Frank has remade himself as the Unkillable Frank Lightning, traveling with the Wild West Show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaching for a last chance at redemption, Frank and Catherine are at an impasse. As time runs out, their final choices may result in considerable bloodshed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosh Rountree is a novelist and short story writer who writes across multiple genres, and focuses mostly on horror and dark fantasy. His novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Charlie Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, released by Tachyon Publications to wide acclaim in 2023, selected for the \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e Recommended Reading List and named one of Los Angeles Public Library's best books of the year. More than seventy of Rountree's short stories have been published in a variety of venues, including \u003ci\u003eThe Deadlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourbon Penn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRealms of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePseudoPod\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeird Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Dark Fantasy \u0026amp; Horror\u003c\/i\u003e. Several collections of his short fiction have been published, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDeath Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e. Rountree lives in the greater Austin, Texas, metropolitan area with his lovely wife of many years and a pair of half-feral dogs who command his obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44435462062182,"sku":"9781616964368","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/JmixY1-10B9781616964368.webp?v=1770526242","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-unkillable-frank-lightning-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}