Tag Archives: David J. West

Bookshelf: Relic

Posted on September 24, 2016 by David

I love alt-Westerns. David J. West’s COLD SLITHER is an example, a collection of pulp fiction in the vein of Manly Wade Wellman, featuring real-life mountain man and gunfighter Orrin Porter Rockwell. Another favorite is Aaron Michael Ritchey’s Juniper Wars … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf: Cold Slither

Posted on September 9, 2016 by David

David J. West is Mormonism’s foremost disciple of Robert E. Howard. His HEROES OF THE FALLEN, for instance, is a Conanesque retelling of the late sections of the Book of Mormon, with nefarious sorcerers, dark conspiracies, and muscular heroes who win … Continue reading →

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Sad to Miss It

Posted on September 22, 2014 by David

This Saturday, there’s a local authors event at the Viridian West Jordan Library & Event Center. I’m disappointed that some last-minute professional obligations will keep me away… but you could go.

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Salt City Steamfest

Posted on August 4, 2014 by David

Spent two days this weekend at Salt City Steamfest. I’ll post a write-up elsewhere on the three Space Balrogs events we ran. Otherwise, I’ll just say I saw a lot of old friends and met a few new ones; sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Conventions | Tagged Carter Reid, David J. West, James Wymore, Julie Frost, S.A. Butler, Salt City Steamfest, Sarah E. Seeley, Scott Taylor, Steampunk | Leave a comment

Space Balrogs!

Posted on July 28, 2014 by David

So I’m one of the founders of a semi-interactive speculative fiction live performance troupe, the Space Balrogs. What does that mean? It means Zombie Rock Opera, it means Choose Your Own Apocalypse, it means Supervillain Idol — you know, science … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Choose Your Own Apocalypse, Craig Nybo, David J. West, James Wymore, Jason King, Salt City Steamfest, SLC Comic Con, Space Balrogs, Supervillain Idol, Tree City Comic Con, Zombie Rock Opera | Leave a comment

Westercon 67 (FantasyCon I)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by David

Every con starts like this. Every con ends like this, too. In between, the rooms fill up with people, stories, and performances. My performances started on Thursday with a brilliant and ambitious but ill-starred presentation on steampunk and audiobooks with … Continue reading →

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Westercon and Fantasycon ~ Thursday

Posted on July 3, 2014 by David

Team Look for me today at 1:00 in Deer Valley I and II at Westercon, talking with Deren Hansen about Orrin Porter Rockwell, Steampunk, and the making of audiobooks. Then I shuffle across the street to Fantasycon. At 3:00 I’ll … Continue reading →