Year One A Quincy Harker Demon Hunter Collection (Audible Audio Edition) John G Hartness James Foster Falstaff Books Books
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Straight out of the pages of the legendary vampire novel Dracula comes a demon hunter for the modern world.
Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker had a son. They named him Quincy. His guardian angel calls him Q. Dracula calls him nephew.
Demons call him The Reaper.
"There are things in this world that men and women aren't meant to understand. We aren't supposed to know these things exist, much less how to fight them. The things that go bump in the night, the monsters in the closet, the shadow out of the corner of your eye - that's where I live."
Collects the first four Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter novellas
- Raising Hell
- Straight to Hell
- Hell on Heels
- Hell Freezes Over
Year One A Quincy Harker Demon Hunter Collection (Audible Audio Edition) John G Hartness James Foster Falstaff Books Books
Hartness is the author of the "Black Knight" books about a pair ofCharlotte based vampires. I'm not sure that series is over, but
at any rate it is on hold while he writes Quincy Harker stories.
This book is a collection of four Quincy Harker novellas (apparently
published under separate covers at some point) which cover the first
year of his official career.
Harker is the daughter of Mina Harker (yes, that one), and due to
Dracula having given her his blood, Quincy ages very slowly and has
powers beyond those of ordinary humans. He is also something of a
mage, though I'm not clear if that goes with the vampire heritage or
is just something he picked up.
Harker now lives in Charlotte NC, as does his "uncle" Dracula (who was
forced by the events in the famous book to somewhat re-evaluate his
mode of living among humans and adopt a less murderous lifestyle).
As the first novella starts, Harker is a freelance demon hunter charged
with exorcising a young girl, in the event not very successfully (though
though there was nothing anyone could have done). We see his testy
relationship with the Charlotte police department as he keeps turning
up at inexplicable and bloody events and the down-at-the-heels way he
lives. (Though it's not clear why he couldn't use magic to earn some
money.. there doesn't seem to be any code against it).
This introduction is the standard "show a typical case for the guy and
then kick in the main plot" as Harker unexpectedly gets an offer from
the (newly established) paranormal branch of Homeland Security to lend
his expertise to keeping the country safe.
It is clear to me that Harry Dresden is very much a factor in the
Quincy Harker stories. You can see it in his lifestyle, his prickly
relationship to authority, his growing infatuation with his police
liaison and his insistence about doing the "right thing" consequences
be damned. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. There are worse
Urban Fantasy models, and these tales are entertaining enough that
I will probably seek out the next volume.
There are a few rough edges. His relationship with the police
detective seems to be going too fast, especially given her established
boyfriend, and I'm pretty sure the make of Harker's piece-of-crap
car changed without explanation. Also one victim character feels
as though he began being written as a pretty savvy dude, if a bit
of a stoner, and then got changed into a moron without his introduction
being updated. Then there's the way Harker enters into a bad bargain
with a demon for a particular piece of information, when the natural
thing to do would have been to first make an effort to establish
it himself. (Ie: if you want information about what goes on at a
particular place, at least go to that place yourself before putting
yourself in hock to a demon..). Still, a pleasant enough introduction.
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Year One A Quincy Harker Demon Hunter Collection (Audible Audio Edition) John G Hartness James Foster Falstaff Books Books Reviews
Although language is an issue, I LOVED the story line. This main character is hilarious! I have ordered more of such books; he makes it all so funny. I am very happy with the purchase.
Fantastic supernatural noir with a badass hero, truly frightening monsters, and just the right amount of dark humor. The world-building is excellent, and even minor characters are fully realized and so interesting you want to know where they go when they leave a scene.
Cheeky white-hat demon wizard and hunter, Quincy Harker faces an abundance of trouble (and causes trouble) to save the world from a multitude of Big Bads.
Great new character (for me anyway). Fast paved, the novellas each picking up one after the other. I don't mind the swearing but I wish there would be a more judicious use of the MF. After all swearing is an art.
Another winner by Hartness. Read it in one. Couldn't put it down. The language, the characters, everything is perfect for this book. The book, by the way is made up of novella's but don't worry, they feed into the same characters, just different cases, so no worries. Violent and funny…don't miss it. Really, I mean it…it's a good one.
Holy crap, what a foul mouthed, demon filled, laugh riot. If you've read my other reviews you know I'm and Author's & Dragons fan and Hartness is one of that motley crew. Quincy, or Q if you will is a character that any fan of the magic/fantasy genera will instantly grab on to... as long as you're ok with a little foul language and pro wrestling references ;) Hartness weaves together a tapestry of words that paint pictures on your soul.
So I have been reading occult detectives since I first started to read when I was a child. So I have been over the moon that in the last few years they have taken off as much as they have. Some are very good, some are better than others and some, well they need some work. This is one that needs some work.
1. In the first book we are told that the protagonist has at least one brother and one sister and they both keep rooms at Uncle Luke's home. However, the writer seems to have forgotten this and recreates the amount, the ages of and the genders of his siblings in every story.
2. If you are going to write a story about the four horsemen of the Apocalypse you should maybe read the book they are based on. Death rides a pale horse, not famine. Famine rides a white horse. The folks who read these kinds of stories tend to know these kinds of things.
It has been about a month ago since I read this work and though at the time many more examples of the sloppiness of these stories jumped out at me these were the two that still stick with me.
I am also not impressed with how he seems to have shoe horned in an ongoing female character that he does not seem to care much for. It seems as if he wanted to make this book a boys club and then realized at the last minute that at least 1/2 the people who read books are female. The man has talent and he can tell a good story he just need to not be so lazy and sloppy in how he does so. I have read another one of his series and chalked it up to new writer inexperience, but sadly this was not so. I will not buy anything else by this author.
Hartness is the author of the "Black Knight" books about a pair of
Charlotte based vampires. I'm not sure that series is over, but
at any rate it is on hold while he writes Quincy Harker stories.
This book is a collection of four Quincy Harker novellas (apparently
published under separate covers at some point) which cover the first
year of his official career.
Harker is the daughter of Mina Harker (yes, that one), and due to
Dracula having given her his blood, Quincy ages very slowly and has
powers beyond those of ordinary humans. He is also something of a
mage, though I'm not clear if that goes with the vampire heritage or
is just something he picked up.
Harker now lives in Charlotte NC, as does his "uncle" Dracula (who was
forced by the events in the famous book to somewhat re-evaluate his
mode of living among humans and adopt a less murderous lifestyle).
As the first novella starts, Harker is a freelance demon hunter charged
with exorcising a young girl, in the event not very successfully (though
though there was nothing anyone could have done). We see his testy
relationship with the Charlotte police department as he keeps turning
up at inexplicable and bloody events and the down-at-the-heels way he
lives. (Though it's not clear why he couldn't use magic to earn some
money.. there doesn't seem to be any code against it).
This introduction is the standard "show a typical case for the guy and
then kick in the main plot" as Harker unexpectedly gets an offer from
the (newly established) paranormal branch of Homeland Security to lend
his expertise to keeping the country safe.
It is clear to me that Harry Dresden is very much a factor in the
Quincy Harker stories. You can see it in his lifestyle, his prickly
relationship to authority, his growing infatuation with his police
liaison and his insistence about doing the "right thing" consequences
be damned. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. There are worse
Urban Fantasy models, and these tales are entertaining enough that
I will probably seek out the next volume.
There are a few rough edges. His relationship with the police
detective seems to be going too fast, especially given her established
boyfriend, and I'm pretty sure the make of Harker's piece-of-crap
car changed without explanation. Also one victim character feels
as though he began being written as a pretty savvy dude, if a bit
of a stoner, and then got changed into a moron without his introduction
being updated. Then there's the way Harker enters into a bad bargain
with a demon for a particular piece of information, when the natural
thing to do would have been to first make an effort to establish
it himself. (Ie if you want information about what goes on at a
particular place, at least go to that place yourself before putting
yourself in hock to a demon..). Still, a pleasant enough introduction.
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