Ghost Claws

The Ghosts #6.5

by Jonathan Moeller

Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, trained by the circlemaster Halfdan to be one of the Emperor’s elite spies and assassins.

But when a foreign noble is ripped to shreds by a mysterious beast, Caina and Halfdan face something far more dangerous than any hunting animal.

For treachery is the deadliest blade of all…

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Standing over six feet tall, USA Today bestselling author Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair of a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.

He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works. His books have sold over one million copies worldwide.

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Halfan's POV makes for an interesting change in perspective, and we finally get the story of how he came to join the Ghosts. Another good short story fans of the series shouldn't miss.

[Tony Hisgett · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very short story written from Halfdan’s point of view, to be honest not a great deal happened, but it was an OK interlude between the book 6 and 7 of the Ghost series.

[Ron · Rating 5 out of 5]

More of HalfDan and Ciana back story

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short story told from Halfdan's POV. He and Caina are masquerading as a jewel merchant and his daughter and traveling in a caravan. A man is killed supposedly by a lion but Hafdan and Caina know better. Their inquiries make them targets for assassination. The perpetrator and motive are discovered by them. Problem solved.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure this short story adds a lot to the Ghosts series and the change of narrative to Halfdan just makes it more disjointed. Not one of his best!