Where the Daybreak Ends: Stories from Buzzard’s Edge
by Brennan LaFaro
“Within these pages there are touches of Bradbury, nods to King, and tips of the hat to Lansdale. There is fear, darkness, violence, broken people, wounded souls, hope, humor, and even some romance … just like a real town.”
—Tyler Jones, author of Night of the Long Knives
Alone in the desert and covered in blood, Josiah Dennis comes across an abandoned town, and two unlikely storytellers burdened with sharing its history—past, present, and future.
Rogue gangs of vampires, young witches, flayed cadavers, giant lizards, and men with dark hearts dwell in these pages, looming over Buzzard’s Edge, a town full of people struggling to survive in an unforgiving Arizona frontier.
So, sit down a spell, and settle where the daybreak ends.
5 out of 5 fairies
I was so excited to return to Buzzard’s Edge, and this collection of stories didn’t disappoint. I’ve known it was a unique place since the first Rory Daggett book that it was a place like none other, and this collection really highlights that. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the terrifying. LaFaro does a great job of drawing you in with vivid descriptions, and bringing the characters to life before your eyes. The way it was written – like two indescribably old beings who are stuck watching the fate of the town from start to finish and keeping it alive with their stories helped set the mood quite well. Although it would’ve been tempting to read this cover to cover with as few breaks as possible, I found it easier to get through my chores if I paused after each chapter, or story. Each story is connected, but stands alone on its own too. If you enjoy the old west and horror, this is a great mix of the two. That said, I hope there are more stories to come from Buzzard’s Edge, I’m sure we haven’t heard about everything the inhabitants have seen or experienced yet.
Brennan LaFaro is a music teacher by day, horror writer by night, living in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife, two sons, and his hounds. He is the author of the Slattery Falls trilogy, as well as Last Stay, and the horror western, Buzzard’s Edge Saga. You can read his short fiction in various anthologies and find him on Twitter at @brennanlafaro
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