The Witch Hunters, Book 1: The Prophet of Ash

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I am pleased to announce that Book 1: The Prophet of Ash is complete!  Book 2: The Soldiers of Ash can be found here!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/100752/the-witch-hunters-book-2-the-soldiers-of-ash

It's now live, and with the same anticipated release schedule!

I hope to see you there!  :)

The Elves are gone, annihilated during The Last Night. Since then, magic has become broken, and fatal to any living thing that gets close to it, or those rare people that can control it. Those who can work magic are called Witches, and are considered so dangerous that they must be locked up, or hunted down by a group of Crown-backed agents: the Order of St. Heinrich.Our story begins with a man, a farmer named KurtBauer,andhis son,Martin.

Kurt returns home from his weekly revels after market day to find his farmstead devastated and his son missing.  He turns to the Witch Hunters for help, who reveal that Martin's survival can mean only one thing: he is a witch, and has been kidnapped by one or more others like him.  As they begin their hunt, Kurt must contend not only with the monsters who stole his boy, but also Martin's would-be rescuers.

Cover art provided by the brilliant Crispy Parsnips! You can check him out, below!

https://www.crispyparsnips.com/p/home.html

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Status
Completed
Year
2023

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4.9/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(2)

  • EmpireofTrustRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    A good set up with enough crunch to the world to make it feel real.
    The story unfolds and is lived rather than over explained or spoon fed to the reader too often.
    Well worth the read so far and the story has set enough hooks into me to wish to see where the story goes.
    Very surprised that despite swapping through characters it has maintained a cohesive and engaging tale that paints the way forward, feeding the story rather than dividing the readers attention.
  • XoxRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    I really enjoyed reading this story, but am sad I caught up and have to wait now though! The tone is pretty dark and sone ugly stuff happens, but I hope that things turn out better in the end... I like the world building and the characters are complex and flawed. I am looking forward to finding out what happens next!