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Solomon Kane: Suffer The Witch
Solomon Kane journeys back to England to save a woman accused of witchcraft and murder. Kane must find the true culprits while battling the town's paranoia and superstition.
A middle-aged Solomon Kane has been summoned back to England to help a childhood friend, Catherine Archer. In the wake of several grisly deaths, Catherine's friend Sybil has been charged with employing witchcraft to commit these murders. She faces execution. Though his body isn't what it once was, Kane's mind is as sharp as ever. He deduces that Sybil is indeed a witch but perhaps not a murderous one.
Later, Kane experiences horrific nightmares and witnesses the latest gruesome death. He manages to stop a baying mob from lynching Sybil but in doing so becomes a target of the paranoid villagers himself. Sympathetic, Kane wants to help these fearful villagers. He soon learns that profane creatures are really behind the murders. After a lifetime of fighting evil, the puritan has lost a step, but he will do everything in his power to battle the ancient force that threatens the town's existence.
A middle-aged Solomon Kane has been summoned back to England to help a childhood friend, Catherine Archer. In the wake of several grisly deaths, Catherine's friend Sybil has been charged with employing witchcraft to commit these murders. She faces execution. Though his body isn't what it once was, Kane's mind is as sharp as ever. He deduces that Sybil is indeed a witch but perhaps not a murderous one.
Later, Kane experiences horrific nightmares and witnesses the latest gruesome death. He manages to stop a baying mob from lynching Sybil but in doing so becomes a target of the paranoid villagers himself. Sympathetic, Kane wants to help these fearful villagers. He soon learns that profane creatures are really behind the murders. After a lifetime of fighting evil, the puritan has lost a step, but he will do everything in his power to battle the ancient force that threatens the town's existence.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published January 6, 2026
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January 20, 2026
Escribir la primera novela oficial de Solomon Kane no debe ser una labor sencilla, y el caso es que Shaun Hamill sale bien librado del envite, aunque lo haga haciendo algunas trampas. Me explico, más que una historia del héroe puritano de Howard estamos ante la de un héroe algo más convencional en el entorno de la caza de brujas de principios del siglo XVII y con un toque a fantasía mitológica celta. Todo bien presentado y bien mezclado, pero con poco lugar para lo que uno relaciona con el héroe.
En lugar de viajar a lejanos lugares y encontrarse con extrañas civilizaciones, Solomon Kane vuelve a algo bastante parecido al hogar para ayudar a una vieja amiga, quejarse de que se está haciendo viejo y poder meditar sobre su pasado mientras se enfrenta a una trama más propia de una mezcla de Cuando las brujas arden (Witchfinder General) y La garra de Satán. El resultado es entretenido y tiene momentos muy buenos, sobre todo en torno al juicio de la acusada de brujería, pero en conjunto parece que le faltase algo que lo hiciera más netamente howardiano.
En fin, una buena novela sobre un héroe cansado, un pequeño pueblo asediado por el mal y la corrupción de las pequeñas comunidades, pero no tanto sobre Solomon Kane.
En lugar de viajar a lejanos lugares y encontrarse con extrañas civilizaciones, Solomon Kane vuelve a algo bastante parecido al hogar para ayudar a una vieja amiga, quejarse de que se está haciendo viejo y poder meditar sobre su pasado mientras se enfrenta a una trama más propia de una mezcla de Cuando las brujas arden (Witchfinder General) y La garra de Satán. El resultado es entretenido y tiene momentos muy buenos, sobre todo en torno al juicio de la acusada de brujería, pero en conjunto parece que le faltase algo que lo hiciera más netamente howardiano.
En fin, una buena novela sobre un héroe cansado, un pequeño pueblo asediado por el mal y la corrupción de las pequeñas comunidades, pero no tanto sobre Solomon Kane.
January 18, 2026
It's one of those could be better glad no worse stories. I like the idea of an older Solomon Kane and all the call backs were awesome but I feel like this didn't read like a Solomon Kane story. The action, adventure and horror were okay. Just Solomon Kane himself felt off. Not Howard at all but not the worst I've seen either. Hopefully a sequel is better.
January 25, 2026
I really enjoyed Suffer the Witch.
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