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Husk (Annals of the Nameless Dwarf) Kindle Edition

by Derek Prior (Author), Anton Kokarev (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 127 ratings

Related to: Annals of the Nameless Dwarf

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It takes a demon to hunt a demon...

When a powerful demon crosses the Farfall Mountains, the task of tracking and slaying it falls to a man not expected to succeed:

Jebediah Skayne, lothario, hustler, hunter of nightmares.

Jeb follows the demon's "blood trail" to the fishing town of Portis, where it vanishes. All that remains are the demon's leftovers: corpses, half-dressed, killed in the throes of passion.

Forced to rely on more mundane methods of investigation, Jeb uncovers a town rife with corruption, where a man will kill you for looking at a woman the wrong way.

A town where his own inner demons can no longer hide.

Prior consistently writes high quality, layered, adult fantasy." (Melinda LeBaron)

"The world-building is impressive." (S.R. Manev)

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226 pages
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September 22, 2014
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"D.P. Prior is a very accomplished writer and storyteller, and the world he has created was a joy to explore and get to know." -- S.R. Manev

"This was very well written, and I enjoyed it thoroughly... I heartily recommend Husk to lovers of fantasy and horror." -- Edea Pitre Baldwin

"D.P. Prior consistently writes high quality, layered, adult fantasy based in the world of Aethir." -- Melinda LeBaron

"I very much enjoy what a complete bastard our protagonist is. He's ruthless, cunning, and kind of a scumbag. Yet, he's also incredibly observant as well as well-realized." -- C.T. Phipps

"... a terrific, well thought out plot and story-line. I loved the story, but the character even more. And let's face it, it doesn't matter how good the story if you don't have great characters to bring it to life." -- Ray Nicholson

"... fast-paced, exciting, well-written, and contains several nice reversals.
Jeb brings to mind a melding of Solomon Kane and Jonah Hex, as well as a few atmospheric notes of Clint Eastwood's priest in Pale Rider, while at the same time maintaining a unique characterization." -- Fandi

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NB4251Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Homunculus; 4th edition (September 22, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 22, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 732 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,089,686 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,434 in Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #8,689 in Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy (Books)
- #13,023 in Action & Adventure Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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3.9 127 ratings

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Derek Prior excels in fast-paced, high stakes epic fantasy adventure stories in which good ultimately triumphs, but always at a cost.Taking familiar fantasy tropes as a point of departure, Prior expands upon them to explore friendship, betrayal, loyalty and heroism in worlds where evil is an ever-present reality, magic is both a curse and a blessing, and characters are tempered in battle.

Born in East Sussex in the south of England, he worked as a mental health nurse in England, Wales, and Western Australia. He has also been an actor, personal trainer, and developmental editor, and is now a full-time writer. He lives in North Carolina, USA.

Journal of Always book of the year 2011 (Sword of the Archon)

Winner of best fantasy novel 2012 (The Nameless Dwarf: The Complete Chronicles)

Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018 (Ravine of Blood and Shadow)

The Fantasy Hive quarterfinalist for the SPFBO 2020 (Last of the Exalted)

SABA AWARDS Best Fiction Writer (long List) 2020 (Last of the Exalted)

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Montzalee Wittmann

Half-demon hunter hunts demons... creative, unique, exciting, loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016

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Husk by D.P. Prior is a fantastic thrill ride of a book! It is a fantasy about a husk hunter, a demon-type hunter, that is unwanted by everyone. You would think people would want to see him coming but instead they blame the hunters for the deaths in town and not the husk. What makes Jeb, our hunter, so good, fast, and strong, is that he is half husk himself. His mother was a succubus so it causes women to be attracted to Jeb and him to be attracted to them, but only physically. His downfall, gets him in a lot of trouble sometimes. The story revolves around him tracking a husk into this small town and finding that they have two husks there. The story his very creative, the characters are unique and very interesting, and Jeb is the main character but has his faults too. The writer builds the setting so you feel you are in an old west on a different planet where magic and demons are common place. Exciting with lots of surprises and twist. Love the cover! Picked up another book by this author after reading this book, it was that good. Loved it. Won this book on LibraryThing but that had no effect on my rating or review content.

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Amazon Customer

Good, but not great.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016

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This one was good. The characters drove the story. My biggest complaint was the the way the story unfolded. It felt a bit disjointed. The world building was lacking as well, there is a lot there but nothing really explained. Like I said, good, just not great.

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019

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Very well-written and gripping read. It's like a Western on another planet with demons. Which I thought was really cool. Definitely a different read. My only issue was where the author chose to go with MC at the end. Despite his flaws, I would've liked a happier outlook for Jeb. Maybe it'll all be redeemed in subsequent books, but I was left feeling a little bummed.

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Frederick

Where Fantasy meets Western

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023

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This was the first book that I ever read written by Mr. Prior. It hooked me into following every story that he writes. His development in characters and environment involves you into the story. I never contemplated a "fantasy western" as something that I would read, but I'm glad I did . It is of course more fantasy than western, but just enough elements of each to keep anyone interested.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2014

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I really cant make up my mind about this series,
Its not bad for a first book but at the same time it really didnt hold my attention that long

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Jolter

The "world" is pretty mysterious and I'd definitely like to read the next ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016

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I'm not a fan of westerns per se but this was different and quite entertaining. The "world" is pretty mysterious and I'd definitely like to read the next book in what appears to be a series. I deducted a star for what I felt was a pretty abrupt ending.

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AJF

Not very good.

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

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I don't know how others have rated this book 5 stars. The writing is okay, but the scenes are shallow, the characters uninteresting, and occurrences unrealistic.And I don't mean the usual fantasy powers. Nothing is more jarring than to have an author try to write about something of which he knows nothing. Early on there is a card game scene where the main character tells himself one thing then goes completely out of character to do another. And this is just one example. I could go on, but it's obvious the author has little real knowledge of characterization or even hanging out in dive bars. I had to stop reading which is extremely rare for me. Maybe the book gets better as it goes on, but I'll never know.

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016

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A novel set in a grim and gritty fantasy realm reminiscent of the Old West. An order of half-demons, dedicated to hunting down and eradicating demonic predators. An unashamedly masculine hero who finds himself tracking a demon with some unexpected and…personal…connections, while fighting more mundane and mendacious outlawry and corruption?

An immersive experience in a world so real you can almost feel it, and a history that slowly reveals itself as the action plays out?

What more could a reader ask for?

How about an amazing ending, hinting that this is but the first chapter in an incredible series?

Heck, how about some more books?

Write faster, man! Write faster!

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