The Strawberry Roan

by Darragh Metzger

Overview

Black Bess can whip King Kong with a willow switch. She can chew up railroad ties and spit out nails. But she can't figure out how to turn the scrawny, funny-looking, strawberry roan colt she's stuck with into a proper stock wrangling, plow pulling, cow punching Rover's horse. And that makes it mighty tough for a gal to earn a living, even a gal like Black Bess.Whoever heard of a horse with a horn growing out of his forehead, anyway? Why do strange things keep happening when Buddy's around? And why in tarnation would anyone try to destroy half the danged world and kill the legendary Black Bess to get him?BONUS: "Knight Erring," an award-winning detective-fiction short story.A rootin' tootin' wild west fantasy adventure suitable for young adult and readers of humorous action and adventure of all ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781456347147
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/25/2010
Pages:	566
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.26(d)

About the Author

Darragh Metzger was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. An actor and musician, she played several roles for a jousting and sword fighting performance troupe called The Seattle Knights, which plays at renaissance faires and outdoor theaters around the northwest and in other venues across the country. Her publishing credits include plays, non-fiction articles, interviews, short stories, and a previous novel, The Triads, published in 2002. Originally written as Book One of the Triads of Tir na n'Og, it is being re-released in an updated version as Book Two in February of 2011. Ironwolfe: Book One of the Triads of Tir na n'Og, is currently available from TFA Press.