Book and Short Story Showcase

The first book in the "Roddy Rodriguez Saddle Tramp Hero" series 

"Siege at the Slash B" is about the biggest land swindle in New Mexico Territory history. The last domino to fall is the Slash B Ranch. Bullets, bare knuckles and bushwhacking leads to an all-out range war with Saddle Tramp Hero, Roddy Rodriguez in the middle. Buy on Amazon Siege At The Slash B: A Western Adventure - Kindle edition by Olson, R.K. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

 

 

The First book in the "Devils Walk Among us" series 

Gun smoke, gospel and gore . . . 

Christianity venerates Saint George as the killer of the evil dragon. The truth is that Saint George didn’t kill a dragon. He killed a devil. These devils still walk among us today, disguised as humans.

The battle between man and devil; good and evil, is millenniums old and soaked in blood. This is a story about one of the conflicts more recent chapters.

Ric “Ricochet” Rawlings is fresh off the Owl Hoot Trail and rides into the town of Blessing, Colorado in the spring of 1880 looking for a hot meal, soft bed and a drink.

Instead, he is recruited into the Secret Society of the Knights of St. George to stop the devils from getting something precious in Blessing. The ending will blow you away.  Available this summer, 2025.  Deputy of Devil Town - Kindle edition by Olson, R.K.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Haunted by the Civil War and his own demons, railroad detective Roddy Rodriguez must protect a fortune in jewels aboard an Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe westbound train in the 1880s. But when a brazen train robbery attempt is just the first tremor in a web of murder, conspiracy, and international intrigue, Roddy realizes the true threat isn’t just to the cargo, but to his last chance at redemption. He must confront his past to survive the present and decide what justice truly means.  Redemption Railroad: A Western Adventure (The Roddy Rodriguez Saddle Tramp Hero Series Book 2) - Kindle edition by Olson, R.K.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Dar, a wandering warrior and one of the last of the annihilated Spearslayer Sect, is haunted by loss but driven by a strict code of honor. When he discovers his family, long believed dead, might have been  sold into slavery, he begins a relentless quest across a brutal landscape of scheming sorcerers, treacherous kings, and forgotten gods. Forging an unlikely friendship with a giant Kalan warrior, Dar must fight for answers and redemption.

First time Dar the Spearslayer stories have been collected into one volume.

Armageddon Rides A Horse

Ric “Ricochet” Rawlings thought he’d buried his past.

Once a Knight of the Secret Society of St. George sworn to destroy devils walking in human form, he’s tried to find peace under open skies. However, old ghosts return—a fanatical partner, a woman he loves, and a new uprising led by the devil Matthias—Ric's past draws him back into a war as old as humankind.

From frontier ranches to the battlements of hidden fortresses, Ric faces the truth buried in time and scripture: monsters aren’t born in Hell—they’re made in the name of God.
And love itself may be the deadliest sin of all.

Vengeful is the Night: Devils’ Rising is a fast-paced blend of gun smoke and gospel. It’s a powerful continuation that further explores the world established in The Deputy of Devil Town, the first book in the Devils Walk Among Us Trilogy.

R. K. Olson Short Stories

Listed below are where you can find some of R. K. Olson's short stories.

 

Dar The Spearslayer

Disturb Not The Old Gods Mystic Mind Magazine Collection 4

For The Heart of a Spearslayer, Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8

Two Kings For Toltan, Freedom Fiction Journal

The Warlord’s Son, Dark Horses Magazine #28

The Necromancer’s Box, Mystic Mind Magazine Collection 6

The JuJu Man of Xocar, Crimson Quill Quarterly 2

Revenge of the Navigator, Schlock, November 2024

Cold Steel and Nothing More, Crimson Quill Quarterly 4

Tattoos of Obedience, Journ-e Magazine Volume 4 Number 2

Cinders and Illusions: The Last Spearslayer, Crimson Quill Quarterly 8

At the Well of Oasis Ramana, Burial Books

 

Ace Pilot Jackie Boyd

Vladivostok Express, Freedom Fiction Journal

The Tsarina’s Jewels, Freedom Fiction Journal

Trotsky's Train, Freedom Fiction Journal

Manchurian Gambit, Freedom Fiction Journal

 

Westerns

Anger of an Honest Man, Frontier Tales Magazine

The Cornbread Controversy, Frontier Tales Magazine

All That Glitters Is Not Gold, Go West Frontier Adventures Magazine No. 3

The Devil of Red Rock Canyon, Cliffhanger! Magazine

 

Pulp

CNI Classified Volume 5