This Side of the Divide: New Lore of the American West is the second entry in the Divide anthology series attempting to capture the newness, vastness, territoriality, and sense of transience alive in the American West. In this collection legends, myths, tales, omens, folk horror, and science fiction...

This Side of the Divide: New Lore of the American West is the second entry in the Divide anthology series attempting to capture the newness, vastness, territoriality, and sense of transience alive in the American West. In this collection legends, myths, tales, omens, folk horror, and science fiction explore the fantastical, the apocalyptic, the bizarre, the unknown, and the apocryphal origins and conclusions of life on the occidental side of the Continental Divide.**In this collection, after the 'what is' comes the 'what will be', as acclaimed authors and emerging voices weave tales that

push the boundaries of imagination:Ken Liutakes us to the frontiers of America and China in a stark tale of perseverance;Kate Bernheimerimmerses us in the fairytale lands of modern celebrity;Benjamin Percytakes us hunting for deer and connection in eastern Oregon;Yuri Herreragrants us insight on our future overlords;Tessa Fontaineplaces us* in-between *with a monster and a question;Dominique Dickeychases familiar ghosts; andWilly Vlautintakes us on the wild ride that is a winning streak.

Accompanied by aforeword from This Side of the Divide alum, and author of The Forbidden City, Vanessa Hua , these twenty-five pieces of new lore excavate the beauty, the uncertainty, the longing, the bitter interactions and stark truths; the strong people and vivid places that have shaped, and will continue to shape the West until the end of days.