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J.L. Coulbeck

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J. L. Coulbeck pens gritty religious-fantasy novellas starring Witch Hunter Elijah Lynton and his orc sidekick Thrazo, blending bone-crunching action with wickedly dark humour. Brace yourself for sharp quips, brutal monsters…and more expletives than a black-market spell scroll.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
J.L. Coulbeck So many of the worlds I read about are dark, dreary, harsh and... honestly, I'd probably just die if I ever ended up in one of them.
So, how about some…moreSo many of the worlds I read about are dark, dreary, harsh and... honestly, I'd probably just die if I ever ended up in one of them.
So, how about something nice from one of my kiddos books instead? Super Happy Magic Forest sounds more manageable.
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J.L. Coulbeck As I groped along the floor for my missing glasses, my fingers finally brushed against a familiar pair of frames.
Then a voice behind me whispered, “Th…moreAs I groped along the floor for my missing glasses, my fingers finally brushed against a familiar pair of frames.
Then a voice behind me whispered, “Thanks… I’ll need those back when you’re done with *my* eyes.”(less)
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Nov 22nd

Hi everyone~

Not much to report this month. I am currently hard at work drafting the next book in The Witch Hunter Chronicles.

I'm currently about halfway through the draft and am looking at another 20k novella for the series.

This one has a slightly different flavour to it; the aim was to draw on inspiration from local folklore and give this one a more horror flavour.

So far.
So good.

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“You always collect your debts this promptly?” Thrazo asked when he couldn’t handle the oppressive silence.
“When they matter.”
“And this one does?”
“Yes.”
“That’s nearly a conversation. Careful, you might strain something.”
― J.L. Coulbeck, The Witch Hunter's Debt
tags: action, banter, dark-fantasy, grimdark, high-fantasy, horror, humor, thriller, unlikely-duo, witches
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“Thrazo didn’t understand, so he rolled the tea over his tongue, grimaced. “That tasted like boiled regret.”
“It’s willowbark.”
“Ah. Boiled regret with ideas.”
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“I begged for help once. It never came. So I learned to become the help.”
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