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Into the North: A Keltin Moore Adventure
How do you hunt a beast that cannot be tracked?
Professional beast hunter Keltin Moore is returning home a changed man. With a new apprentice and a lifetime of experience gained in faraway Krendaria, he prepares to settle into his old life of being a small town hero.
But when gold is discovered in the far north, Keltin must again leave his home in order to protect the prospectors from the beasts ravaging the gold fields. Arriving in the boom town of Lost Trap, Keltin soon discovers that there are dangers beyond beasts in the frozen north.
A local gang has established themselves as the resident Hunters Guild and will not tolerate any competition. Meanwhile, a specter haunts the gold fields. A legendary creature known as the Ghost of Lost Trap stalks the snowy countryside, testing Keltin and his friends to their very limits as they try to hunt their most dangerous beast yet.
Into the North won first place in the OZMA Award for Fantasy as part of the Chanticleer International Book Awards and is the second installment of the Adventures of Keltin Moore, a series of steampunk-flavored fantasy novels. If you love compelling characters, fantastic creatures, and intense action then you will love these stories!
Professional beast hunter Keltin Moore is returning home a changed man. With a new apprentice and a lifetime of experience gained in faraway Krendaria, he prepares to settle into his old life of being a small town hero.
But when gold is discovered in the far north, Keltin must again leave his home in order to protect the prospectors from the beasts ravaging the gold fields. Arriving in the boom town of Lost Trap, Keltin soon discovers that there are dangers beyond beasts in the frozen north.
A local gang has established themselves as the resident Hunters Guild and will not tolerate any competition. Meanwhile, a specter haunts the gold fields. A legendary creature known as the Ghost of Lost Trap stalks the snowy countryside, testing Keltin and his friends to their very limits as they try to hunt their most dangerous beast yet.
Into the North won first place in the OZMA Award for Fantasy as part of the Chanticleer International Book Awards and is the second installment of the Adventures of Keltin Moore, a series of steampunk-flavored fantasy novels. If you love compelling characters, fantastic creatures, and intense action then you will love these stories!
241 pages, Paperback
Published March 24, 2017
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About the author
Lindsay Schopfer
9 books103 followersLindsay Schopfer is the award-winning author of The Adventures of Keltin Moore, a series of steampunk-flavored fantasy novels about a professional monster hunter. His second Keltin Moore novel, Into the North, won first place in the OZMA Award for Fantasy as part of the Chanticleer International Book Awards. He also wrote the sci-fi survivalist novel Lost Under Two Moons and the short story collection Magic, Mystery and Mirth.
Lindsay’s short fiction has also appeared in Merely This and Nothing More: Poe Goes Punk from Writerpunk Press and Unnatural Dragons from Clockwork Dragon. His nonfiction includes a series of articles for ParentMap Magazine on his experience of being a first-time father of twins.
Lindsay’s workshops and master classes on the craft of writing are top-rated in writing conferences across the Pacific Northwest. He is also a volunteer mentor for Educurious, a Gates Foundation-funded program designed to connect high school students with professional writers. Currently, he teaches creative writing for South Puget Sound Community College.
Lindsay’s short fiction has also appeared in Merely This and Nothing More: Poe Goes Punk from Writerpunk Press and Unnatural Dragons from Clockwork Dragon. His nonfiction includes a series of articles for ParentMap Magazine on his experience of being a first-time father of twins.
Lindsay’s workshops and master classes on the craft of writing are top-rated in writing conferences across the Pacific Northwest. He is also a volunteer mentor for Educurious, a Gates Foundation-funded program designed to connect high school students with professional writers. Currently, he teaches creative writing for South Puget Sound Community College.
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December 16, 2025
I chatted with this author at WorldCon in Seattle and picked up his fourth book in the Keltin Moore Adventure series. I first met him a while ago at Orycon where I picked up the first three. I really liked the first book, The Beast Hunter, but then stalled on continuing in the series. Well, having such a wonderful chat with him in Seattle got me reinvigorated and have finally read Book 2. I loved it. It really came together for me despite being so long since reading the first. His prose has a warm, cozy feel, despite being about chasing bloodthirsty monsters in the cold north. The simple act of reading this book was a pleasure. I easily slipped back into this wonderfully built world with enough references to his previous adventures to jog my memory without being info dumps. So glad I finally picked these up again.
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May 26, 2017
Having already read The Beast Hunter, I was excited to start Into the North and revisit Keltin and his adventures. I'm happy to say I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I found myself enjoying the sequel more than the original.
For those of you who haven't read The Beast Hunter, I would recommend doing so before reading Into the North, though it's not strictly required. We meet both new and familiar faces, and explore more of Schopfer's world, which was my favorite aspect of the book.
Keltin shows a lot of growth in Into the North, and it leads me to wonder how he'll develop in future books to come. Into the North is an enjoyable adventure-fantasy novel, and the gold rush inspired setting throws in a bit of Victorian steampunk into the mix as well.
Overall, Lindsay's newest title is well-rounded and entertaining. Recommended!
For those of you who haven't read The Beast Hunter, I would recommend doing so before reading Into the North, though it's not strictly required. We meet both new and familiar faces, and explore more of Schopfer's world, which was my favorite aspect of the book.
Keltin shows a lot of growth in Into the North, and it leads me to wonder how he'll develop in future books to come. Into the North is an enjoyable adventure-fantasy novel, and the gold rush inspired setting throws in a bit of Victorian steampunk into the mix as well.
Overall, Lindsay's newest title is well-rounded and entertaining. Recommended!
March 28, 2024
This was such a treat. An absolute joy that I was able to read 'Into the North.' It's no wonder this book has received the accolades it has. Keltin becomes a whole new person here. A true, defiant leader that leads for the right reasons. The accompanying allies are just as important as Keltin which makes it even better. While this book is clearly about Beast Hunting, it's more about loyalty and friendship which makes this good book, a great book. I cannot wait to continue this series. Halfway done!
May 17, 2017
Absolutely a great read for any sci-fi reader !!
January 30, 2024
Keltin Moore's second adventure is even more gripping than the first. Thrilling and full of heart I highly recommend it.
October 6, 2019
In my review of The Beast Hunter, I explained how I met the author, Lindsay Schopfer, and how I’m not a Steampunk/Sci-Fi kind of girl.
After reading the Beast Hunter, I bought Into The North as soon as it was available. As life happens, I couldn’t get to it on my TBR list for quite a while. A few weeks ago I started feeling antsy about my fiction reading. I was getting bored of cozy mysteries (first time that has happened) and tired of Women’s Fiction. So I picked up Into The North.
It was like spending time with an old friend. You spend a little while catching up and then it’s like you’ve never been apart.
This adventure picks right up where we left off with The Beast Hunter. It was a joy to read and, once again, Schopfer’s use of character motivation really helps to anchor the story.
Immediately after finishing, I bought the next installment: Dangerous Territory. Looking forward to the next Keltin Moore adventure!
After reading the Beast Hunter, I bought Into The North as soon as it was available. As life happens, I couldn’t get to it on my TBR list for quite a while. A few weeks ago I started feeling antsy about my fiction reading. I was getting bored of cozy mysteries (first time that has happened) and tired of Women’s Fiction. So I picked up Into The North.
It was like spending time with an old friend. You spend a little while catching up and then it’s like you’ve never been apart.
This adventure picks right up where we left off with The Beast Hunter. It was a joy to read and, once again, Schopfer’s use of character motivation really helps to anchor the story.
Immediately after finishing, I bought the next installment: Dangerous Territory. Looking forward to the next Keltin Moore adventure!
April 13, 2017
Today I want to discuss a book written by Indie author, Lindsay Schopfer. I loved the first book in the series, The Beast Hunter, and Into the North is a fitting sequel to Keltin’s first adventure. Both are stand-alone novels, so you don’t have to have read The Beast Hunter to know what is going on.
But First, THE BLURB:
Professional beast hunter Keltin Moore is returning home a changed man. With a new apprentice and a lifetime of experience gained in faraway Krendaria, he prepares to settle into his old life of being a small town hero. But when gold is discovered in the far north, Keltin must again leave his home in order to protect the prospectors from the beasts ravaging the gold fields. Arriving in the boom town of Lost Trap, Keltin soon discovers that there are dangers beyond beasts in the frozen north. A local gang has established themselves as the resident Hunters Guild and will not tolerate any competition. Meanwhile, a specter haunts the gold fields. A legendary creature known as the Ghost of Lost Trap stalks the snowy countryside, testing Keltin and his friends to their very limits as they try to hunt their most dangerous beast yet.
MY REVIEW:
Like Schopfer’s other work, this novel is well-structured, with creative environments, good tension, and deep characters. It is a complex tale, layered with political and ethical themes. As in The Beast Hunter, the technology is all that which we would find available in any late 19th century steampunk tale, but there the similarity ends. Keltin is a beast hunter, and the Ghost of Lost Trap is not your average Edwardian creature. The creatures in this series are some of the most horrific things I have seen outside of an RPG, all of them fun and dangerous.
Keltin Moore is still slightly flawed, and still intriguing. He still has family troubles and will likely always have trouble getting along with certain members of his own species. He lives in a world of diverse sentient races of people, and the prejudice and political intrigue stemming from that diversity is central to their culture. One of my favorite characters is Bor’ve’tai, a member of a species called the Loopi, and he makes a return.
A bounty hunter, Keltin is used to working alone, but now he has an apprentice—Jaylocke, the Weycliff Wayfarer. Jaylocke is, at times, hilarious, and is a good foil for Keltin’s intensity. The people they meet along the way and the relationships they forge with other species are the core of this story. Lindsay Schopfer’s knack for showing a good story really shines, as the action driven plot, rather male-dominated but multicultural society, and solid, well-drawn characters of many different species make this novel a good read.
I received an advance copy of this book as a Beta reader, and enjoyed it very much in that incarnation. I must say, I liked the finished product even more. I highly recommend it as an action adventure.
But First, THE BLURB:
Professional beast hunter Keltin Moore is returning home a changed man. With a new apprentice and a lifetime of experience gained in faraway Krendaria, he prepares to settle into his old life of being a small town hero. But when gold is discovered in the far north, Keltin must again leave his home in order to protect the prospectors from the beasts ravaging the gold fields. Arriving in the boom town of Lost Trap, Keltin soon discovers that there are dangers beyond beasts in the frozen north. A local gang has established themselves as the resident Hunters Guild and will not tolerate any competition. Meanwhile, a specter haunts the gold fields. A legendary creature known as the Ghost of Lost Trap stalks the snowy countryside, testing Keltin and his friends to their very limits as they try to hunt their most dangerous beast yet.
MY REVIEW:
Like Schopfer’s other work, this novel is well-structured, with creative environments, good tension, and deep characters. It is a complex tale, layered with political and ethical themes. As in The Beast Hunter, the technology is all that which we would find available in any late 19th century steampunk tale, but there the similarity ends. Keltin is a beast hunter, and the Ghost of Lost Trap is not your average Edwardian creature. The creatures in this series are some of the most horrific things I have seen outside of an RPG, all of them fun and dangerous.
Keltin Moore is still slightly flawed, and still intriguing. He still has family troubles and will likely always have trouble getting along with certain members of his own species. He lives in a world of diverse sentient races of people, and the prejudice and political intrigue stemming from that diversity is central to their culture. One of my favorite characters is Bor’ve’tai, a member of a species called the Loopi, and he makes a return.
A bounty hunter, Keltin is used to working alone, but now he has an apprentice—Jaylocke, the Weycliff Wayfarer. Jaylocke is, at times, hilarious, and is a good foil for Keltin’s intensity. The people they meet along the way and the relationships they forge with other species are the core of this story. Lindsay Schopfer’s knack for showing a good story really shines, as the action driven plot, rather male-dominated but multicultural society, and solid, well-drawn characters of many different species make this novel a good read.
I received an advance copy of this book as a Beta reader, and enjoyed it very much in that incarnation. I must say, I liked the finished product even more. I highly recommend it as an action adventure.
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