A distant outpost. A local crime boss. A gunslinger with nothing left to lose - and a dragon. To Jake – fugitive mage, part-time trader, and occasional champion of the downtrodden – Jackson Depot looks like the perfect place to disappear. A dusty mining colony on the fringe, far from Feds and Syndicates alike, with nothing but sand, salvage, and silence. Just the place to lay low, fix his ship, and keep his pet companion, a rare void-dragon hatchling with a dangerous secret, safe and out of sight. But Jackson has a problem: Baylen, a ruthless Syndicated strongman, bent on crushing the settlement under his rule. And when Baylen steals the hatchling, Jake’s peace ends fast. He came here to run. Now it’s time to draw. A space western packed with grit, gunfights, magic, and heart, The Warded Gunslinger is a fast, standalone novella for fans of Firefly, The Mandalorian, and The Magitech Chronicles. The Warded Gunslinger is the first standalone novella in the Warded Gunslinger series, a collection of fast-paced, pulpy, standalone adventures full of wit, reluctant heroes, plenty of battles, found family, magitech, and dragons in a sprawling space opera universe. No filler. No mercy. Just bullets, warpstones, and a little magic. “A fascinating combination of western, scifi and magic with very interesting and well-described characters. The action is fast moving and constant making this an excellent introduction to this series.” – Pat T. “A fast paced space western, with a lot of action, a fair amount of shooting, and magic that entirely serves this purpose too.” – Marvin O. “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