Hunter: Alex Khan Book 4

by Hercules West

An ancient evil stirs. The undead rise. And a lone hunter watches from the shadows.

With signs pointing to a powerful Warlock manipulating events from the shadows, Alex and his companions travel to the lakeside city of Verbana, hoping to find answers. But before they can act, a ruthless Necromancer unleashes an undead army, threatening to destroy everything in her path.

As cities fall and ancient threats awaken, Alex leads his team into the depths of the Deathwood—a place soaked in blood and legend. There, a chance encounter with Meera, a deadly Lionkin warrior with no clan and a haunted past, could mean the difference between survival and annihilation.

Bound by love, loyalty, and the powers they share, Alex’s growing circle of companions must face their greatest challenge yet. Because in a world where magic runs wild and enemies wear familiar faces, the only family worth fighting for is the one you choose.

Perfect for fans of fast-paced fantasy, reluctant heroes, and found-family camaraderie, Hunter is the next thrilling step in the Alex Khan saga.

463 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2025

Reviews

[Tracy S McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story!!!

A definite can't put down story!!! This author has mastered the storytelling ability of capturing the readers imagination completely!!! Every turn of the page draws you in deeper till the end and you crave more!!! Wonderful characters both old and new with wonderful adventures!!!

[anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely well written story/series

The author carefully crafts a beautiful and deep story that blends the numerous characters masterfully. I am very glad to finally have another story in this series. As with the prior books of this series, this book is very well paced and the characters expertly handled - with respect. Anxious awaiting Book 5! Thank you Mr. West.

[Bert Babb · Rating 5 out of 5]

A long time in coming but worth the wait

The MC marries his latest paramour after freeing her from captivity and defeating a nefarious wizard in the last book. Now the MC and his harem visit new city just before it gets attacked by a necromancer's undead forces. In other words, the adventure continues.

[Drew Doll · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed this book.

What a fun, exciting, and awesome book. Plenty of action, evil villains, beautiful LI’s. It was a wonderful ride. I can’t wait to see what happens in book #5.

[Gary Challenger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hunter: Alex Khan Book 4. By Hercules West

Absolutely fantastic, another brilliant story, excellent fight scenes, wonderful baddies, superb team of females, with good characters and fighting excellence. Gary Challenger from Devon UK.

[Robert L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book

This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and especially like the lion woman. I anxiously await the sequel.

[nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A plus

This release snuck up on me, I didnt even know it was coming out but I am glad it did. Looking forward to the next one.

[Jim Linsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

another good one

Damn fine light reading. It’s On a par with the Thraxis series. And Keeping literature alive in the twenty-first century.

[Dantegideon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like to think of these things as old-fashioned pulp, if they’d been allowed to include shagging. Good example of the genre. Engaging, if, obviously, quite stupid at times.

[Steve Naylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating 4.0 stars

This was a much better book because it solved the problem I had been complaining about in the last couple of books. Alex was just supposed to be a caravan guard. Why was he so involved in stopping assassination plots and political intrigue. Saying he was a guard and it was his job to make sure that trade wasn't affected was kind of a BS answer. In this book the caravan guard council ended up making Alex an Adjudicator who was authorized to do whatever was necessary to bring an end to the current problem of a necromancer. He got big race and was put in charge of over 100 highly trained orc warriors. So the main issue I had in the previous 2 books was solved which allowed me to enjoy this book much more. Alex and his women go to another town so the white witch can report the death of her master. While there the town is attacked by an army of the undead and Alex and his women were a large part of the towns defence.

That is when he was given the position of adjudicator. He takes those warriors and his women out to find and deal with the necromancer. He does something heroic to save one of his men and ends up getting separated from his group. He spends a couple of days in the forest before he gets stung by a scorpion and ends up feverish. He finds a lionkin woman fighting 3 of the bull men and he intervenes to save her. He is weak from the poison and ends up getting hurt. She brings him back to health. They spend some time together before he joins back up with his group. She stays with him (pretty sure everyone knows where this will end up). She has information on the location of the necromancer tower and they all go to assault the tower.

The necromancer ends up making a deal with a devil and is given more power at the cost of her soul when she dies. Alex and his group have a hard fight but in the end they prevail. There are a couple more groups that show up. One of them is a moon elf tribe and a young woman who was introduced at the beginning of the book through a different encounter with Alex. They want him to become master of the forest and also want him to marry the young moon elf to cement their relationship. He agrees to betrothal with the plan to get married in the spring. He also adds the lionkin to his group of women. Overall, because that one thing was fixed, I am enjoying this series much more now and am looking forward to the next one.