Author, Lancer: Hero of the West - The Prescott Affair
Again I wish to thank the people of Prescott, Arizona, for their support on our recent book and publicity tour in the Mile High City. The folks at Peregrine Book Store did a fine job in promoting and running the event and my thanks go out to them; particularly Tom and Susan. Sales of "Lancer; Hero of the West - The Prescott Affair," were good too.
Looking forward, as we move toward the next book; The Los Angeles Affair, we still get comments on how the main fictional character of Lancer, mixes with real life and legendary figures. One such character is Doc Holliday.
While Holliday, best friend of Wyatt Earp, was known as a killer and quick draw gambler, he's been raised to anti-hero status by legend. Since legends grew from stories (true and otherwise) of the day, there really isn't a reason to besmirch the legendary. A wise newspaper editor once said "when choosing to tell the tale of the real life man versus the legend, print the legend." That is a paraphrase but you get the picture.
I use Holliday because he was a prominent figure in Tombstone (where Lancer is based) at the time. I also like to use Holiday because while he has some of the same qualities as Lancer, they are different in one very important aspect. Holiday, for whatever reason, could not control his qualities. Lancer can and does. Maybe it is because of the terrible illness Doctor John Holliday suffered from and which led him on a path of destruction. Perhaps if Holliday did not suffer from TB, he might have had the life Lancer has.
Lancer remains true to his character and through the pages of upcoming books, more about Lancer will be revealed. There is a lot to know about this good guy gunslinger and I hope you, as the reader, will keep coming back to learn more.
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