Declan Finn
Aug 31, 2026
In Chalk, NR LaPoint had a Catholic schoolgirl fall down a rabbit hole and end up harrowing Hell. In Dusklight, Hell came to her. In Gun Magus, if John Wick fell into the realm of Final Fantasy VI, it might be half as badass as all this. It’s an insanely fun time. On his way home after being fired from his job, Ken Jericho witnesses the kidnapping of a 10 year old girl. Being Texan, he charged in to get her out. During the firefight, he is disappeared into another world. Meanwhile, in another world, a wizard is trying to conjure up lunch, but instead, he gets Ken. And a minute or two later, hordes of monsters attack. Ken finds himself with unlimited ammo, and the mage concluding that Ken is a “Gun Magus.” The wizard—who is a six-foot tall rabbit who is NOT named Harvey—has been fighting a villain for the past year who seems ever illusive, and these are his monsters. Ken, the mage and the mage’s apprentice are off to kill the insidious SOB. Along the way, Ken and company collect others to their cause, a spider-girl, an Irish redhead woman pirate Captain, a pirate elf and a red panda Templar knight. Once again, the depth of story, character, and the seemingly infinite imagination NR LaPoint effortlessly uses throughout the story reminds me of John C Wright. We need to get those two in a room and see if they come out ready to take over the world. Or at least write a 12 part fantasy epic. This is an epic fantasy that has all the fun of fantasy, but none of the modern pretension. Basically, imagine if John Wick fell down a rabbit hole, found an actual rabbit, and now has to fight off a Dark Lord with a spider girl, a pirate, and a red panda Templar. Seriously, what’s not to love? Original review: https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/p/gunmagus2
