The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
core novel 2005 The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.91 (344 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553383386 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Marzi McCarty is an art school dropout in Santa Cruz who manages a coffee shop at night and draws a comic called The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by day. The shop's walls carry murals by Garamond Ray, an artist who has vanished. In the storage room is a door that opens onto a strange realm shaped like an Old West, and when Marzi opens it she frees a trapped god who takes the form of the comic's villain, the Outlaw. He traps a college student, Jonathan, behind the door and curses him. Marzi and her friend Lindsey go through to learn the god's history and find a way to save Jonathan, and the story leans on the conventions of Western tales.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
- Series: The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tim Pratt
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award, 2006: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl): A standalone fantasy novel set in Santa Cruz about a comic artist and a door to a western-style realm.
Sources
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