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The Fastest Gun Dead

Julian F. Grow

The Fastest Gun Dead

The Fastest Gun Dead

Julian F. Grow

Science, Western, Science Fiction, Fiction

The Fastest Gun Dead is a science fiction short story by Julian F. Grow, published in the early 1960s. It features Hiram Pertwee, a doctor who encounters a fourth skeleton with an extraordinary weapon, merging elements of the Wild West with speculative fiction. The narrative explores themes of identity, retribution, and the complex relationship between human intent and advanced weaponry.

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A science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a peculiar encounter with a fo...

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The skeleton had the fastest draw west of the Pecos. Too bad he was such a lousy shot. He was a big man, broad of should...

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