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I'm a little confused by so many poor reviews of this book. Not having read anything else by Mike Resnick, maybe there's a big disconnect between his style here and the rest of his work. Or possibly, fans of real Old West history were expecting something in a more solidly plausible alternate history vein, as opposed to this which is more pure steampunk Weird West fantasy.

I like a book that delivers what it promises, and The Buntline Special does. It's pretty much what would happen if they decided to remake the movie Tombstone in the style of Wild Wild West. Except, not awful. It reminded me of the Quirk Classics books (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter). I enjoyed those, but they're definitely intentionally tongue-in-cheek and not for everyone who loves either of the mashed up genres.

I liked how Resnick was able to work European monsters (vampires, zombies) into a weird west tale in a (relatively) plausible way.

It's not a book that bears overthinking, but it was an entertaining romp nonetheless.