Mad Amos

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Summary: A unique and entertaining blend of western and fantasy
Review: Is a dragon robbing your stagecoaches? Are headless Indian ghosts driving you from your land? Is an evil spirit keeping you from some prime hunting ground? Then Amos Malone is the man for you. With his 50 caliber Sharps and his faithful horse, Worthless, he's there to confront any supernatural powers that stop the expantion of the Wild West. Even if you don't like westerns, this is still a well written (and funny) short story collection that most people will enjoy.

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Summary: A literate's cross between Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill
Review: Move over, Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. Run away, all you thieves and demons. Mad Amos Malone's in town and he's not only tough, he's smart! The thinking man's hero, riding a cross-breed unicorn, will amuse and delight anyone with an imagination and a sense of humor. Mr. Foster is a great story-teller and an absolute craftsman of the English language. His ability to paint pictures with words, combined with a tongue-in-cheek view of the past and the present make this group of short stories a potential classic.

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Summary: A literate's cross between Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill
Review: Move over, Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. Run away, all you thieves and demons. Mad Amos Malone's in town and he's not only tough, he's smart! The thinking man's hero, riding a cross-breed unicorn, will amuse and delight anyone with an imagination and a sense of humor. Mr. Foster is a great story-teller and an absolute craftsman of the English language. His ability to paint pictures with words, combined with a tongue-in-cheek view of the past and the present make this group of short stories a potential classic.

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Summary: GREAT FUN!
Review: The stories, though cute, could have had a bit more humor. I thought they had a sort of dull sheen to the characters, more fuzzy in concept than what would really satisfy the reader. The Dean should take a lesson from A.C. Doyle on how he described the private dick, Sherlock Holmes. Amos should be given a more sharply delineated character, especialy in a short story omnibus like this one. I thought F.P. Wilson's short stories had more versatility (The Barrens and Others) than Dean; and Joe Lansdale's tales can kick Dean's characters and humor flat in a New York second.

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Summary: Not too mad enough about Mad Amos to matter...
Review: The stories, though cute, could have had a bit more humor. I thought they had a sort of dull sheen to the characters, more fuzzy in concept than what would really satisfy the reader. The Dean should take a lesson from A.C. Doyle on how he described the private dick, Sherlock Holmes. Amos should be given a more sharply delineated character, especialy in a short story omnibus like this one. I thought F.P. Wilson's short stories had more versatility (The Barrens and Others) than Dean; and Joe Lansdale's tales can kick Dean's characters and humor flat in a New York second.

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Summary: A unique and entertaining blend of western and fantasy
Review: This book is full of short stories about Mad Amos that might better be described as episodes of his life. Amos is a bigger-than-life cowboy with a very unique horse who meets up with some very unique adventures (ever hear of any other cowboy who finds himself on a Pacific Island?).

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Summary: One of my favorite Foster novels
Review: This book is full of short stories about Mad Amos that might better be described as episodes of his life. Amos is a bigger-than-life cowboy with a very unique horse who meets up with some very unique adventures (ever hear of any other cowboy who finds himself on a Pacific Island?).

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Summary: GREAT FUN!
Review: This is a terrific read - funny, action-packed, and a stretch for the imagination! My 80+ year old dad (avid Louis L'Amour fan) loved it! I'm a long-time science fiction fan and I loved it too. Mad Amos is addictive - he reminds me of Lazarus Long in some ways.

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Summary: The best book I ever stole...
Review: Well, the ONLY book I ever stole actually. As an extra on the a TV set that was supposed to be a Sci Fi convention I slipped this book into my backpack on camera to be funny... Amos ended up coming home with me. I loved reading this book. It's a collection of short stories revolving around Amos Mallone, whom some call mad. (He's not really mad. He just knows a lot that normal people don't, he seems, to them, to be so.) Amos is a Mountain Man in the days when such men were growing rare. Amos' ability to handle the other worldly problems with style and know-how over brute force and hocus-pocus makes this a great book for people who play the RPG "Deadlands". (The first story/chapter where Amos takes care of a problem much like "Portrait of a Hero" in "Once upon a Time : A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales" is a good example of Amos' way of thinking and sets the tone for the rest of the book nicely.)

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Summary: The best book I ever stole...
Review: Well, the ONLY book I ever stole actually. As an extra on the a TV set that was supposed to be a Sci Fi convention I slipped this book into my backpack on camera to be funny... Amos ended up coming home with me. I loved reading this book. It's a collection of short stories revolving around Amos Mallone, whom some call mad. (He's not really mad. He just knows a lot that normal people don't, he seems, to them, to be so.) Amos is a Mountain Man in the days when such men were growing rare. Amos' ability to handle the other worldly problems with style and know-how over brute force and hocus-pocus makes this a great book for people who play the RPG "Deadlands". (The first story/chapter where Amos takes care of a problem much like "Portrait of a Hero" in "Once upon a Time : A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales" is a good example of Amos' way of thinking and sets the tone for the rest of the book nicely.)