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Every Friday, I have the pleasure of sharing a snippet or two from my reading adventures—whether it’s from a book I’m currently diving into, a future pick waiting on my shelf, or a delightful surprise from my library. I’ll link this post to The Friday 56 meme, hosted by My Head Full of Books.
Today, I'm sharing a brief snippet of The Wild Wild West by Robert Vaughan, a 1998 novel inspired by the classic television series that aired from 1965 to 1969. There were three books published in 1998, right before 1999's godawful feature film steampunk parody adaptation starring Will Smith, and regrettably, I had to sit through that dreadful movie in theaters. This year, I found The Wild West West and the third book, The Night of the Assassin, at an antique thrift store. Curiously, the booth didn’t have the second book but did have a duplicate copy of the first book and the novelization of the 1999 film, which I decided to pass on.
Here’s an interesting fact: I had a great-uncle, on my adoptive father's side, who used to truck drive with Robert Conrad, the actor who portrayed James West in the 1960s series. I grew up hearing stories from my father, who listened to his uncle recount tales of Robert Conrad. This connection sparked my early enthusiasm for The Wild Wild West.
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Blowing out the candle, Jim raised the shade, opened the widow, and crawled out on the ledge.
╌page 56, The Wild Wild West
⁓B.J. Burgess
I remember watching reruns of The Wild Wild West when I was young. It was always so different than the other Westerns we had watched. I liked it.
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