This part below was more or less the first thing I wrote on this book, but took place very late in the book’s chronology, kind of an “All is Lost” moment. By the time I reached this part of the manuscript, writing through the story in mostly chronological order, it became clear that I needed to change a lot of things around. Some character beats and dialogue remain the same in the final version, but this first draft was different enough to where I thought it would be worth sharing now that the book is released. Warning: contains SPOILERS for a key plot twist; I advise against reading this post if you plan to read Hunter Healer King 3 and have not done so yet.
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Algomancers, The Psychic Vampires of Hunter Healer King
In the Hunter Healer King trilogy, “monster hunting” doesn’t just mean tracking werewolves and zombies. It means hunting the sorcerers who create them.
Algomancers are humans who bargained with evil forces to receive magical power. In exchange, they became psychic vampires who must feed on the pain and fear of others to survive. They command undead servants, transform people into monsters, and manipulate emotions like weapons. And when you see the words “monster hunting” in the context of this setting, “monster” means the algomancer as much as the creatures they control.
These are not sympathetic people. They target innocent children and animals, anyone beautiful or vulnerable, because innocence amplifies their power. They create suffering for sustenance. They are the reason Dr. Maxim os Storm carries a banishing dagger inscribed with ancient runes, and a revolver full of silver bullets.
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Book Quotes: Wolf’s Trail
When a Jaded Monster Hunter Changes His Mind: Maxim’s Journey in the Hunter Healer King Trilogy
What Does It Take to Impress a Monster Hunter Who’s Seen Everything?
Dr. Maxim os Storm hunts all kinds of evil things. He is the other protagonist and POV character in the trilogy, and all three books end with Maxim POV scenes. Maxim looks thirty-something but he’s actually seventy, with the jaded perspective to match. Even the prospect of becoming king of his people fills him with dread rather than excitement.
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From Gaucho Lifestyle to Monster Hunting: Chloe Fortebat’s Journey in the Hunter Healer King Trilogy
What if a rancher’s daughter discovered that monsters were real?
Chloe Fortebat left her father’s ranch in Silberne with nothing but her horses, her knive, and a mysterious inheritance. She expected to find a new life in the Old World. What she found instead were werewolves, necromancers, and a sharp-dressed monster hunter who would change everything. This is the story of how a pragmatic frontier woman became the co-protagonist of the Hunter Healer King trilogy.
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