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Shadow Hunt
Bastard son of the king and member of the magic-wielders Council, Peregrine the witch has a lot of power. He also has powerful rivals. When one summons a demon to kill him and destroy his line, he must find a way to stop him and gain the throne.
Bound to serve a powerful witch, the demon Winter wants to complete his mission, kill the one who bound him, and return home. The longer he hunts Peregrine, though, the more he comes to appreciate him.
Now Winter doesn't want to kill Peregrine, and Peregrine finds himself drawn to the dangerous, seductive demon. With a mortal's compassion, and a demon's cunning, Peregrine entraps Winter more securely than his rival ever could.
[Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices.]
Bound to serve a powerful witch, the demon Winter wants to complete his mission, kill the one who bound him, and return home. The longer he hunts Peregrine, though, the more he comes to appreciate him.
Now Winter doesn't want to kill Peregrine, and Peregrine finds himself drawn to the dangerous, seductive demon. With a mortal's compassion, and a demon's cunning, Peregrine entraps Winter more securely than his rival ever could.
[Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices.]
172 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 29, 2007
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March 27, 2009In a fantasy world there is a political feuds. Two distant cousins fight for the throne. Kenth has his own right motives and to obtain the throne he has to kill all the heirs till the banshee, the witch who has cursed his family, will declare him the right king. To kill Kenth summon a demon, Winter. Winter will not be free until he will satisfy the oath of Kenth. His latest victim is Peregrine.
Peregrine is the bastard son of the latest king and he is also a witch. And virgin. He has sacrifice his chastity to maintain his powers and he will lose them if he breaks his oath. And now the task of Winter is to find him, take him, and kill me. And the second part of the cast is not so distasteful for the demon.
Peregrine is not a naive character. He is thirty years old and he is clever. He knows he can't win the demon, so maybe he can bring him to his side. Winter is merciless but he also esteems the sharp mind of Peregrine... and also his fine body. Kenth is not an all negative character, he is also beloved by his people: I think we will see him again...
An interesting fantasy novel where not all is white or black: Peregrine is an all positive character (white) but Winter, the demon, is not all black and above all Kenth, the villain, can gain your simpathy. At the end, he is by his order that the Demon choose to first bed the Witch instead of kill him.
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Peregrine is the bastard son of the latest king and he is also a witch. And virgin. He has sacrifice his chastity to maintain his powers and he will lose them if he breaks his oath. And now the task of Winter is to find him, take him, and kill me. And the second part of the cast is not so distasteful for the demon.
Peregrine is not a naive character. He is thirty years old and he is clever. He knows he can't win the demon, so maybe he can bring him to his side. Winter is merciless but he also esteems the sharp mind of Peregrine... and also his fine body. Kenth is not an all negative character, he is also beloved by his people: I think we will see him again...
An interesting fantasy novel where not all is white or black: Peregrine is an all positive character (white) but Winter, the demon, is not all black and above all Kenth, the villain, can gain your simpathy. At the end, he is by his order that the Demon choose to first bed the Witch instead of kill him.
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/96...
April 7, 2013
Argh. What a godawful blurb.
It's actually surprisingly good, although I do think the end rather fractured in focus. It comes off more as blatant serial set-up and doesn't quite conclude things satisfactorily because of that.
You get the feeling that more is to come, yes, but that this chapter of the overall story isn't quite closed yet. There are still pages, sections missing that perhaps have been lost with age.
I'd also like more of the backstory. You get glimpses and hints and there's enough there, yes, but it's also like Gertrude in Hamlet (or pretty much any Discovery channel history show) in that it raises more questions than it answers and in the end never actually answers them.
For that reason, it gets 3 stars.
But it's really quite good. It creates a marvelous atmosphere, a quite nicely mystical atmosphere. It becomes really oddly sensual, but in the good way: in the style of art films.
It's actually surprisingly good, although I do think the end rather fractured in focus. It comes off more as blatant serial set-up and doesn't quite conclude things satisfactorily because of that.
You get the feeling that more is to come, yes, but that this chapter of the overall story isn't quite closed yet. There are still pages, sections missing that perhaps have been lost with age.
I'd also like more of the backstory. You get glimpses and hints and there's enough there, yes, but it's also like Gertrude in Hamlet (or pretty much any Discovery channel history show) in that it raises more questions than it answers and in the end never actually answers them.
For that reason, it gets 3 stars.
But it's really quite good. It creates a marvelous atmosphere, a quite nicely mystical atmosphere. It becomes really oddly sensual, but in the good way: in the style of art films.
June 21, 2011
What do you get if you put together a witch king, a summoned demon and a banshee? A briliant read! Romance, intrigue, magic, ploting not totally evil ursurpers and did I mention a hot demon with quite a few murderous intentions?! It held me captive till the last page and I just hope the next one will come out soon. It's not a fluffy tale and it has switching POV's so you get to know the intentions of the main character's, also of the ursurperous bastard.
It's my first book by this author's but I hope there will be more from them.
It's my first book by this author's but I hope there will be more from them.
August 19, 2012
Most awesome book I have read in a long time. I stayed up way too late last night reading this, and could not put it down the entire time. The intrigues are awesome, the magic is awesome, the characters are fantastic and I love, love, love the villain. I would give six stars, if that were at all possible.
November 4, 2016
3 Stars. An enjoyable story and a satisfactory ending but there are enough loose threads to knit a sweater and since it was released in 2007 I don't expect we'll ever find out what happens to the "villain".
February 14, 2013
This was a story that could have been written in a 500+ page book. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, this book is much shorter than that.
December 2, 2018
It had potential to be more than just "not bad", but somehow it was wasted. Maybe because it is simply too short? The whole story happens in, like, 3 days? Everything happened too fast to my liking, especially the romance; it reeks of insta-love/lust. Also, the world building feels like a rough sketch instead of a solid picture.
I liked the banshee curse/gift, the royal family history, magic and witch's sacrifice concepts and, well, the characters also weren't bad. We actually get a villain here who's not exactly evil... The story would be lovely if it was more developed. But it is not, so 3 stars it gets.
I liked the banshee curse/gift, the royal family history, magic and witch's sacrifice concepts and, well, the characters also weren't bad. We actually get a villain here who's not exactly evil... The story would be lovely if it was more developed. But it is not, so 3 stars it gets.
September 1, 2019
Very goooood
December 21, 2020
The idea was good ... but rushed and the ending bit disappointing. Overall not bad, but wouldn't continue with the series of this world.
February 12, 2013
Shadow Hunt is a good fantasy novel with original ideas, nice characters, and a good plot. It's well written and easy (and quick) to read. I really liked reading it, but it was too short for my taste. I like fantasy novels that take the time to really create a dense, deep background that allows you to really see and feel and imagine the world you dive into. I want to thoroughly understand the structure of the world, to get a sense even of those regions and places and people that are not actively involved in the novel. Don't get me wrong, the world building in this novel was not faulty per se, it was coherent and made sense, but I saw too little and got too few information to really get an idea how the world works and how it looks like. Since I loved the premise of the story otherwise, I think as a 400 to 500 pages story with the gained space and time used to really fill in all the gaps, this book might have made my favourite list. As it is, it's still a really good read, just not fulfilling its whole potential, I think.
The blurb of the story doesn't tell a lot, so I'd recommend reading Elisa Ramblings review - it gives a nice short summary of what's going on in the book!
The blurb of the story doesn't tell a lot, so I'd recommend reading Elisa Ramblings review - it gives a nice short summary of what's going on in the book!
February 29, 2024
original review: 3 stars - I feel bad for only rating it three stars. I really liked the book. However, at times it felt rushed and I felt detached from the story, though I can't pinpoint why.
second read: 3.5+ stars - Before and even while rereading it I had no recollection about the story, it has been 5 years since I read it and it didn't impress me enough to stay in my memory.
I very much liked it and found it a calm and sensuous story.
third read: 4.5- stars - this time I did remember the story, enough of it to be interested in rereading it. And I very much liked it, though I do not know how to accurately describe the story, style and atmosphere.
second read: 3.5+ stars - Before and even while rereading it I had no recollection about the story, it has been 5 years since I read it and it didn't impress me enough to stay in my memory.
I very much liked it and found it a calm and sensuous story.
third read: 4.5- stars - this time I did remember the story, enough of it to be interested in rereading it. And I very much liked it, though I do not know how to accurately describe the story, style and atmosphere.
January 14, 2011
Very well written and interesting read, though some concepts were a bit confusing and the end was a bit unsatisfying. Makes it seem as if the story will continue in a sequel - if so I look forward to reading it.
August 19, 2012
It was fantastic. Seriously, a banshee who goes around proclaiming the next king? The authors did a great job of weaving the characters motivations into a compelling plot. I rushed right through this book and started reading it again.
I hope they come out with a sequel.
I hope they come out with a sequel.
July 11, 2013
Such a charming charming read! I loved it! /grin
For some reason, due to some loose threads, I expected there to be a sequel, or at least a sequel to come! (I would certainly love one. . . *puppy eyes*)
For some reason, due to some loose threads, I expected there to be a sequel, or at least a sequel to come! (I would certainly love one. . . *puppy eyes*)
October 14, 2010
Wow. This book had me hooked from page one. Fantastic, fast read. You won't be disappointed.
June 17, 2011
I enjoyed this book. Liked the complex world and magics. Really liked the magical battles. Would love to have seen a second book.
March 16, 2012
Four and a half stars. We had a witch, a demon, and a bad guy. The bad guy was different, more complex. This really felt like volume 1 as the ending left things wide open for more. Very good.
May 22, 2016
This was good! Long enough to be interesting, well-defined characters.
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