The Rider

<P>After marrying his childhood sweetheart Virgil John Jordan is pulled into the Civil War as a captain in the Confederate Army. He is a dedicated and brave soldier-until news reaches him that his family including his new wife has been murdered by marauding Blue Coats. Rage takes over; as Virgil becomes a murderer the man he once was disappears.</P><P>He becomes The Rider a vengeful ghostly foe. Justice is decided by his hand and he kills those he believes deserve to die. After killing four men who were abusing a whore the Rider survives a terrible blizzard only to end up in a town called Witchita. With his only companion-his horse Gabriel-the Rider finds himself in a very strange place.</P><P>The witch in Witchita refers to Mesmerala a powerful sorceress who runs things with the power of magic. It's not magic that breaks through the Rider's heart of steel though; it's a gun-toting honey named Pistol Ann. Rider comes to realize he's in Witchita for a reason. His bloodlust can serve a purpose but will he ever find his way home again?</P>