I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The author of this book is what drew me in even though the blurb felt a little awkward.

I was lost almost immediately and had to restart. I'm not sure if it was hard to focus on or if the language itself was keeping me disengaged. However, the second go was helpful and I was able to get through the book.

That being said, I love the premise. It's interesting and there's a solid amount of gore too.

Just not enough to keep me around. I was excited about this book for awhile and then my hopes for it ended up not being met in the end.

A Hunter Called Night is about a mysterious man named Arron who is on the run from a supernatural creature named Night. Arron barricades himself in an office building, putting the lives of all the employees there in danger. It's macabre, grotesque, and impossible to put down. An excellent horror novel with all the trigger warnings.

Longer review to come.

This was a DID NOT FINISH at around 38% It just took too long to get going and I did not find the premise particularly interesting. Otherworldly creatures force their way into our world via a type of blight which spreads. You could see the story was going to be built around these normal folks trapped in a building whilst the blight spread about them. I really wanted to like this, as I've reviewed and liked this author before, but I just found it too dull. Even the beasts which did the killing for the invaders was pretty boring.

It's gory, it's ghastly, and it's great!

Tim Waggoner is the most creative killer in the horror genre world. Don't believe me? - let me explain. His books are genuinely some of the most creepy and terrifying and fun reads that I have experienced. This book in particular follows Night on her seemingly never ending hunt for Arron. Following Night are her scary panther warriors, vicious and deadly and all too eager for their prey. Throw in a few other deadly creatures, the classic Waggoner terrifying mutations, and you have this masterpiece of horror.

I genuinely cannot describe or put into words how terrifying this book was. I found myself unnerved, creeped out, ICKED, and more. This book is very fast paced and has a lot of readers. (Though I'm starting to think that Mr. Waggoner might have a phobia around dentistry/orthodontist). ((No seriously I'm starting to develop one too)). There are so many elements of this story that some might feel it's too much, but it truly is JUST PERFECT. I could easily see this book being nominated for another Bram Stoker. I just genuinely loved this book and you will too.

Night is an interdimensional being, who has been hunting for Arron for many years, accompanied by her four panther like companions known as Harriers. She eventually finds Arron in a small Ohio town, where he takes refuge in an office building. As Night is a creature of the Wild, she’s unable to enter anywhere that is civilized, but she has the power to inflict a Blight, which slowly transforms civilized areas into the Wild. The workers inside are trapped, and are transformed into either Surrogates who are looking for Arron, or become various monsters whose sole mission is to protect Arron. Add into the mix a group of five individuals, transformed by Arron five years prior to the events of the novel, and who have been hunting for Night and her Harriers in order to,wreak revenge on the deaths of their loved ones.

This plot synopsis unfortunately doesn’t do A Hunter Called.Night any justice. The book is a really well done horror story, combining H. P. Lovecraft tropes with contemporary bloody horror elements. The characters are well developed, and I found myself rooting for them to survive. The ending of the book was a real surprise but completely fit with the narrative. And unlike many contemporary horror novels, the morality of forced transformations is woven into the narrative without interrupting the flow.

Recommended for horror fans.

My thanks to Flame Tree Press and to Netgalley for providing an ARC of the book.

This was such a fun, fast paced, action packed novel. I could not put it down. It was a brilliant mix of fantasy and thriller.

Review Copy

A HUNTER CALLED NIGHT is a fast paced, genre shifting, bloody action packed read. You have to know when I saw the black panther on the cover I knew I had to read the book. And I wasn't disappointed. Night, the hunter, had four panthers at her disposal.

I got the feeling that Waggoner really had fun writing this and wanted to leave it open for a sequel, but he did finish it a way that left it both a stand alone and yet open in a sense. So, set aside a few hours, grab a snack and prepare for some engaging fun.

This book is a rip roaring ride about a supernatural game of cat and mouse with a group of humans caught in the middle.

Night is a woman from another dimension who has four "pets" in the form of black panther like beasts called harriers. There's a mystery surrounding her as well as her intended prey.

When their chase brings them to an office building, the humans inside start to change and become unwilling participants in their war.

I love the whole concept of this and it's part dark fantasy, and part bloody horror. But the characters (human and supernatural alike) all have something different and intriguing to offer and the author let's us get to know these people enough so we want them to live. Alas, not all of them will but when these deaths happen, it's a pretty big shock since we're rooting for them.

Once we begin to learn more about Night and where she comes from, we become aware that there's more to this story than just this particular "hunt" and it's going to have dire consequences for all involved.

This book is exciting, action packed, keeps you on your toes, and has a fantastic world beyond our own. I definitely recommend it!