A Single Deed

by Morgan Howell

Misfit. Raised as an orc, Nartha-hak was only a child when told about her mixed blood. That devastating revelation plunged her life into turmoil. Now, at sixteen and facing a bleak future, she resolves to pass for a woman, track down her human father, and kill him. Nartha doesn't speak the humans' tongue and knows nothing of their ways, but she thinks her prey will be easy to find because he has yellow hair. From the author of the "Queen of the Orcs" and "The Shadowed Path" trilogies. "A Single Deed" is a memoir of a life dedicated to revenge that becomes a journey to self-discovery.

366 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 10, 2013

About the author

Morgan Howell is the pseudonym of author Will Hubbell. Hubbell uses his own name when writing childrens' picture books and for his science fiction novels published by Ace. He uses the name Morgan Howell for his recent fantasy writing, citing the darkness of the writing.

A graduate of Oberlin College and the Rochester Institute of Technology, MORGAN HOWELL is a full-time writer who lives in upstate New York.

Reviews

[Lale]

This story unfolds slowly, but ends in an emotional finale. As usual with Morgan Howell’s books, by the end, I cried like a baby. I wanted Nartha to have her release, but also I didn’t want to part ways. The blessing and curse of a good book with characters you come to deeply care about.

[Robert Deignan]

Nice interesting story.