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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The Stormcrows of Hunter Healer King: Ageless Monster Hunters Who Talk to Animals

What if you could live for 150 years, but your entire people were dying out?

Dr. Maxim os Storm looks thirty-five years old. He’s actually seventy. He’ll stay in his physical prime for another thirty years, and won’t show his true age until he’s past a hundred. This longevity is the gift, and the curse, of the Stormcrows, a clan of people descended from those who escaped the fall of Thule three thousand years ago.

But living longer than ordinary humans is only the beginning of what makes the Stormcrows unique.

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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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Video Tuesday: Dancing Mecha Edition

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A 40-foot mecha dances to Slavic-inspired folk music in this music video from the Hunter Healer King trilogy. The Armor of Arent has been waiting for a worthy pilot. Now it has one. 🎬 Created with AI tools (Midjourney + Suno) 📚 From the gaslamp fantasy series by Mel Dunay! The Hunter Healer King trilogy combines steampunk monster hunting with slow-burn romance. For fans of Patricia Briggs and Lindsay Buroker.

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