Swing Low

Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas #35

by John G. Hartness

That's right, the best way to get Bubba out of his grief is to get his giant carcass back to work, so that's what he's doing as he dives headfirst into the swamps of SC, but as usual, he finds more than he bargained for when he doesn't just find the Lizard Man, but a whole Lizard Family, and they're the ones needing rescued!

Swing Low is the first installment in Bubba the Monster Hunter Season Six.

Recommended Bubba reading order -
Scattered, Smothered, & Chunked
Grits, Guns, & Glory
Wine, Women, & Song
Magic, Monsters, & Mayhem
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Swing Low

Bubba/Quincy Harker Crossover Listening Order -
Swamp Music (collected in Blood, Sweat, & Tears)
Inflection Point
Houses of the Holy (collected in Blood, Sweat, & Tears)
Conspiracy Theory
Blaze of Glory (collected in Blood, Sweat, & Tears)
Comes a Reckoning

136 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2022

About the author

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love.

He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles (Bell Bridge Books), the Bubba the Monster Hunter comedic horror series, the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter dark fantasy series, and many other projects.

In 2016, John teamed up with a pair of other publishing industry ne’er-do-wells and founded Falstaff Books, a small press dedicated to publishing the best of genre fictions “misfit toys.”
In his copious free time John enjoys long walks on the beach, rescuing kittens from trees and playing Magic: the Gathering.

For free short stories and to follow his activities and appearances on his newsletter, follow this link - http://eepurl.com/fV4In

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this take on lizard people. The depictions of the personalities of various cryptids is part of the joyful irreverence of the Bubba the Monster Hunter series by John G. Hartness, as series about a big redneck man who fights monsters and demons. They're known for their humor and unapologetic glee. The fight scenes are always creative, and the interactions between characters make for witty dialogue that will probably make you snort-laugh while you read.

This particular story takes place after some crossovers with one of Hartness's other series: the Quincy Harker. So, there's a lot of reference to things that happened in those books as well as past books in this series. Since I've only poked around in both of these series, there was a lot I didn't fully get, but am now curious about, so a bunch of books just got bumped further up my TBR.

(Since I also read a lot of other books by Falstaff Books, I enjoyed the references to Morgan Brice . Made me feel like an insider. )

[Erin Penn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bubba is back in business; helps to know upper management.

Finally sent on a mission by the government which will (maybe ... hopefully ... fingers-crossed and the creek don't rise) be enough to catch him up on his bar bills, Bubba gets to hunt down one of his favorite celebrity cryptoids - the Lizard Man of South Carolina!

At turns funny to hilarious, with quick switches to the hole in the team and in us-fandom-hearts by the loss of Uncle Father Joe, this book will keep you in stitches and tears. A masterpiece capturing the essence of the long-time series with a return to its roots, without forgetting everything that happened to get to where we are today.

Also will work fine for first-time readers.

(Read through Kindle Unlimited)

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

After losing Uncle Father Joe, both Bubba and Skeeter are not coping well, they need a case to distract them. Enter the legendary Lizard man, who seems to be causing troubles in the swamp lands. As usual, John delivers another good story, around great characters.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

have the wok people got to Hartness?

Bubba is a sweetheart doesn’t want to kill people , monsters or baf guys: Doesn’t like guns, is politically correct to the Nth Degree! I am flabbergasted .

[Rachel Brune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meth, Lizard People, and the five stages of grief. Great book! Can’t wait for the next one.

[Loretta Edgar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

As usual another bubba kick ass ( both lizard and man adventure.) He has had some soul crushing losses. But he is back.

[jerry w. fehr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple read with many enjoyable phrases and local dialect uses that do make it hillbilly redneck fun read.

[Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bubba is headed to South Carolina in hunt of the legendary Lizard Man. All the normal hijinks ensue.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

another great book

Another great book, I enjoy these books because they demonstrate good is right. Also, they show as a species human, can do better

[Tawnya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have missed Bubba. He is always such a fun character. I do feel sorry for Bubba lovers that don’t also read Harker. Having Father Joe die in a Harker book was weird. Cross-overs are great, but I think major events like deaths should happen within books from the character’s own series. This book had Bubba still coming to grips with Joe’s death. Skeeter was having an even harder time. (That was one of the few quibbles I have with this story-not enough Skeeter!) It is a good thing that Amy sends Bubba down to South Carolina to look for a lizard man that is causing some trouble. Maybe getting back to work will help Bubba heal.