Barry Reese is back with the second volume of his latest New Pulp hero(ine): Gravedigger.
For those that missed the first volume, Gravedigger is a hero with a mission. One of a long line of sinners who have died and been given a second chance of redemption, Charity Grace has three years to take out bad guys or be condemned to hell. Set in the fictional Sovereign City (created by Pro Se Press publisher Tommy Hancock), she has plenty to work with.
She is aided in this by a small group of agents she has pulled together, which includes a past Gravedigger. These characters are also part of the storyline as their activities with Charity are shown.
This volume is mainly one novel. We start out with a short sequence that introduces some of her agents and Gravedigger herself taking out one particular occult foe before we get to the main villain: Pandora. Yes, the Greek legend of the woman who released evils into the world, and has been trying to defeat them. Trapped in a silver skull (which ties to another of Reese’s works), she now sees evil everywhere, and Gravedigger must stop her.
Per the afterward, Barry is working on the next Gravedigger volume, as well as the next Lazarus Gray volume (another of his heroes I enjoy), which will continue a storyline started in this work. I can’t wait for both.
No news on Barry’s other character, The Rook, whom he has recently renamed The Peregrine. I have a hard time getting used to that, as The Rook was the first New Pulp hero I got into when I got back into the pulp world.
Nope.
Still not used to it.
I got that Barry did not rename The Rook, but had to or was forced to do that. is it known why?
AFAIK, Barry was NOT forced to rename The Rook. He choose to do so. When I had noticed the new name, I had asked him on-line and believe his response was he decided to do so because of some confusion with other characters.
I don’t think he posted anything on his blog regarding his reasons. That’s his decision.