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About Hunter Blain
It begins with two best friends who grew up together, breaking rules and raising hell as they shaped each other's personalities into the shameless assholes they are today. Well, at least for one of them, but I'll get to that in a moment. These two boys--let's call them Hunter and John--were all but inseparable. John excelled at creating music powerful enough to make angels weep and being the funniest asshole in Texas while Hunter dabbled--poorly, I might add--in his humble writings. Because they were self-declared brothers from other mothers, John respected Hunter's humble writings as much as I--I mean Hunter (stupid third person perspective)--respected John's musical magic. John's tunes could have changed the world, one day...
One fine day, after reading one of Hunter's horrifically detailed short stories about a serial killer, John asked Hunter to write a story about him.
"Hell yeah, dude! What do you want to be?" Hunter asked, brimming with honor and biting back a very manly squee.
"A vampire," John responded with a mischievous gleam in his eye. "But not one of those sparkly ones. A true bad ass!"
"Done!" Hunter crowed with a smile and an accompanying high five.
"No, dude. Promise. Promise you'll write and finish a book about me. You are the most prolific writer of our generation!" John said. (Something like that. I might be paraphrasing a little, but you get the gist of it). "I would consider it an honor to live on for eternity with your words as my life's blood."
Hunter agreed, never to realize the weight of that promise until one Sunday morning when John's mother called, crying incoherently.
John...had died.
Hunter was left in a cold world without his best friend and doppelgänger. Hunter still thinks about that moment to this day. How the morning light crept through the bedroom window while Hunter stared at the ceiling, noticing how the popcorn texture created cruel, jagged shadows. How everything started to blur as his chest was crushed beneath the weight of what he was hearing, each word stacking heavily upon the other until only fitful, ragged gasps of air could escape his throat. Only fiery tears existed, especially after the horrific realization that Hunter now had to make some of the hardest phone calls of his life to the circle of friends who orbited around John's solar pull.
Their star was no more, leaving their universe a colder and darker place.
John not only left Hunter, but a friend named Valenta as well. There was also Nathanial and Depweg. The friends were each stricken numb with the loss of such a beloved flare of life. But...
When the three found out that Hunter was keeping his promise to write the greatest story ever told--starring their dear friend, John--they demanded to be a part of the adventure. Each of them immediately knew what type of supernatural character they wanted to play in this urban fantasy eulogy. It would be a funeral pyre of words, and their fictional personas would be John's pallbearers.
So please, as you read the following pages, feel free to laugh. Laugh at the situations John is placed in and his dickish dialogue to those around him, because John is 100% in this story without alteration (albeit he is a vampire). Laugh and let his memory live on inside the theater of your mind. Like he does in ours.
Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my beating heart, for giving my best friend the chance to live again. You are part of this magical ritual, and that would make him the happiest man in the...well, wherever the hell he is.
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Blog postAudiobook- Book 5 just launched on Audible this week! Luke Daniels delivers another outstanding performance as he reprises his role of our lovable antihero, John Cook.
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My name is John Cook, and my life began the day my heart stopped beating.
You meet the most interesting men in Medieval prisons. This one time, I met a guy who offered me immortality for the low, low price of changing my diet. I didn’t read the fine print. Because he wasn’t talking about a gluten free diet. More like hemoglobin full.
And now I’m a friggin’ vampire with five centuries of pop culture references.
Granted, at the time, I was listening to the dying screams of my mother and father being burned and eviscerated alive just outside the rusty bars of the prison cell, and my new best friend was offering me my only real chance at saving my own life and avenging my parents’ murderers—some day.
Except my first chance at vengeance took about five hundred years, and I had to wade through oceans of sin and violence, blackening my soul—and my already dark sense of humor—beyond redemption until I met Father Thomes—a Roman Catholic Priest—in present-day Houston. Papa Thomes taught me how to use my dark curse to fight for the good guys. Like Alfred and Robin did for Batman—except we straight up murder Jokers and Two-Faces. Biteman and Pope’n.
We stand up for the downtrodden, the forgotten, and the neglected…
By exsanguinating the wicked in horrific, truly imaginative ways, and having a grand ol’ time doing it. You know what they say about doing what you love…
But our party is soon cut short when we learn the End of Days is just around the corner, and that the fine print of my contract might have hidden a few other tidbits. Like the fact that I was central to kicking off the Apocalypse, and that the Archdemons will stop at nothing to make sure The Dude Abides by the terms of his contract.
I guess I need a lawyer.
Get ready to laugh at extreme violence. I know I will. If you’re not laughing, you’re learning.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.
What do you get when you cross a snarky vampire, feral werewolf, and an Aztec god?
Two years have passed since John the vampire did the impossible and returned from the edge of oblivion, and he didn’t even get a novelty t-shirt for his troubles. You know the ones: I went to Sheol and all I got was this stupid shirt. Now, our “hero”, Warden Broadway, and Ludvig the Hunter are finally ready to carry out their mission of eliminating all warlocks on Earth—which was tasked to them by Hecate herself.
Locke descends into the political nightmare that is the High Council and discovers there is more than meets the eye with the Elders. What could possibly be more important than preventing the apocalypse?!
Depweg takes a much needed vacay in Faerie where he learns to be at peace with the raging monster inside his mind. That is until his R&R is cut short by new orders that’ll send him into a warzone. Neat!
And most importantly, John continues his quest of replacing his prized collection of Battlefield Earth cups.
“Those Wonderful Toys” returns to the fast paced, oftentimes comical style of action that makes John the lovable anti-hero that he is. Cake and puppies for all*.
* The cake is a lie, and you can rescue your own Lilith-damn puppy.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.’
★★Nine out of ten people who recommend things loved Hunter Blain’s books, according to a rigged and heavily-biased research study overseen by Argento Publishing...
The postal service frowns upon shipping severed heads. But a courier will deliver anything for a tip…
My name is John Cook, and my life began the day my heart stopped beating. After five hundred years, I’ve finally avenged my parents and killed the right bastard who done me wrong. Commander Godwin is dead!
Except revenge has consequences—in my case, both Heavenly and Hellish debt collectors. And these guys are extremely dedicated to their jobs, vying for employee of the month status by being the first to acquire my head. Speaking of heads, one was just delivered to me by a secret admirer. Great. Super. At least things can’t get any worse—
Wait. My best friend, Depweg the werewolf, was just kidnapped. It seems I have another secret admirer. Or is it the same person, trying super-duper hard to win my heart?
Or…maybe take my heart.
Looks like I’ve got a sleepover to plan. For one of us, it will probably be a permanent dirt nap…
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.’
★★Nine out of ten people who recommend things loved Hunter Blain’s books, according to a rigged and heavily-biased research study overseen by Argento Publishing...★★
Books in the Preternatural Chronicles:
Deliverance—Book 0.5: B07V3GBZ47
I’m Glad You’re Dead—Book 1: B07PG3CGG8
Dawn and Quartered—Book 2: B07SS6PDJY
Shadow of a Doubt—Book 3: B0821YGZPQ
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company, and Sheol for…well, the screaming silence of eternal nothingness?
In the frigid lands belonging to the Queen of the Unseelie, a beautiful stranger dressed all in ivory makes his approach. A debt is owed, and payment is due.
Below the burning lakes of everlasting woe and the single, vast city of Hell, lies Sheol—the Hell below Hell. A place of absolute nothingness, occupied only by fallen demons, slain angels, and lost souls. No sight. No sound. Nothing but the infinite expanse of muted, inky blackness to serve as maddening companions for all of eternity. And that’s exactly where John must go to try and save those he loves, and those who trusted him.
Armed with only a nine-inch nail pulled from Christ’s flesh, John must discover a way to descend into the endless abyss, find his friends, and lead them back out to safety before he becomes a permanent resident himself and has to pay property taxes.
Unfortunately, since the dawn of creation, no one has ever escaped Sheol. But John is a vampirican, not a vampirican’t. As long as Samael isn’t actively trying to sabotage his plans with some nefarious scheme…
Books in the Preternatural Chronicles:
Deliverance—Book 0.5: B07V3GBZ47
I’m Glad You’re Dead—Book 1: B07PG3CGG8
Dawn and Quartered—Book 2: B07SS6PDJY
Shadow of a Doubt—Book 3: B0821YGZPQ
Moonlight Equilibrium—Book 3.5: B086RY3WHZ
Mouth of Madness—Book 4: B086FX5B87
What the Hell—Book 5: B088BG92DX
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.
Baptisms can be fun. Unless an old pal changes the water to pure sin right before John goes chunky-dunking.
Ok. That was mean. You’re not chunky, John. You’re…dad-bod chic. Stop crying, you big baby. It was a compliment!
Anyway…
In the last place John ever thought he would find himself, he discovers the scrolls of the prophecy that has haunted him for centuries.
Armed only with the celestial key provided by the Archangel Gabriel, John must travel to Hell—where no creature of Heaven can follow—to unlock a box that no denizen of Hell can open. Talk about a paradox…
Only an abomination can travel below, and all of creation urgently needs to learn the truth of their fate, as it had been foretold long ago.
To make matters worse, our antihero must find a way to free his friend’s soul from an eternity of unbearable anguish…from a place no one has ever escaped. At least Samael hadn’t been setting up a trap when John rescued his brother from the mouth of madness…right?
Guys? Am I right?
Oh. Well…crap.
These demons, man. Can’t trust them at all. They are the absolute worst.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.’
★★Nine out of ten people who recommend things loved Hunter Blain’s books, according to a rigged and heavily-biased research study overseen by Argento Publishing...
A powerful ally has gone insane and threatens to expose supernaturals to the entire world, damning the innocent and the guilty in equal measure.
For John Cook, the day all hell broke loose started like any other—sipping on a fresh, steaming mug of joe. Well, the blood might have actually come from a guy named Joe, technically speaking.
But figuratively speaking, John got caught with his pants down.
Because somewhere in a distant room illuminated by hellfire, a fierce enemy learned a terrible truth. Armed with the Spear of Destiny and power bestowed directly from Lucifer himself, a man is finally set to achieve his long-awaited revenge.
And the most powerful demon lord in existence has been summoned from the pits of Hell and given a target. Asmodeus will not stop until his master’s bidding is fulfilled, and a soul is claimed.
And a military force, armed with deadly silver rounds, has set a trap.
The clock is ticking, and it’s not the timer for John’s microwave burrito…
Tick-tock. Tick-tock, John Cook. The foundations of civilization are crumbling, and the only way to hold it up is to sacrifice a few pawns…
Even if those pawns are some of his closest friends.
Enter the Mouth of Madness and join John as he faces a truly impossible quest. Hopefully, he puts his pants on, first, but no promises.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.
My name is John Cook, and my life began the day my heart stopped beating.
King Oberon is betrayed by the Queens of Faerie and imprisoned in Mab’s dungeon.
Give a man no way out, and eventually, no price is too high for revenge. That stands doubly true for a king. Nobody puts Obee in a corner…cell. So, the raging king forms a malevolent alliance, letting everyone know that if he can’t wear the crown…
No one will. The world be damned.
Meanwhile, the Shadow Court has sent their deadliest assassin to execute John by any means necessary—with the intent of smothering all of creation in absolute blackness. And there is some featureless, creepy black cat seeming to stalk our friendly neighborhood vampire. Aren’t they bad luck?
With the fate of the entire universe on the line, will John have the strength to withstand the darkest collective forces of the known and unknown universe? Can he scale that figurative mountain? Or will crippling self-doubt weaken his grip and send him plummeting down into a trench of endless agony and overwhelming despair?
Oh, and John gets a shiny new hammer and a snazzy suit. Except it might be more of a curse than a blessing. Because he’s pretty sure it’s trying to take control of his body and mind…
And a vampire out of control can turn city streets into rivers of blood.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.
My name is John Cook, and my life began the day my heart stopped beating.
You meet the most interesting men in Medieval prisons. This one time, I met a guy who offered me immortality for the low, low price of changing my diet. I didn’t read the fine print. Because he wasn’t talking about a gluten free diet. More like hemoglobin full.
And now I’m a friggin’ vampire with five centuries of pop culture references.
Granted, at the time, I was listening to the dying screams of my mother and father being burned and eviscerated alive just outside the rusty bars of the prison cell, and my new best friend was offering me my only real chance at saving my own life and avenging my parents’ murderers—someday.
Except my first chance at vengeance took about five hundred years, and I had to wade through oceans of sin and violence, blackening my soul—and my already dark sense of humor—beyond redemption until I met Father Thomes—a Roman Catholic Priest—in present-day Houston. Papa Thomes taught me how to use my dark curse to fight for the good guys. Like Alfred and Robin did for Batman—except we straight up murder Jokers and Two-Faces. Biteman and Pope’n.
We stand up for the downtrodden, the forgotten, and the neglected…
By exsanguinating the wicked in horrific, truly imaginative ways, and having a grand ol’ time doing it. You know what they say about doing what you love…
But this story is all about my darker days. Before I bothered to care about good versus evil. When I lived like…well, a rebel without a cause. Join me as I drink my way through history, on my way to salvation. If such a thing is possible… Maybe we can save each other from our dark pasts.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.
We all harbor beasts who hunger from the inside, trapped within a prison of flesh as we claw at the walls of our humanity.
★★ NOTE FROM THE SICK AND TWISTED AUTHOR ★★
This novel can be read as a standalone horror book. It can also be a sweet, delectable treat for those who are already engrossed in the Preternatural Chronicles as it fills in some backstory between books 3 and 4. From the perspective of a human… I do so hope you enjoy the ride…because the humans definitely don’t.
★ Insert evil laugh while twirling the ends of my mustache ★
Jose had made the unfortunate decision to work with the cartel under the guise of providing a better life for his loving wife, five-year-old son, and newborn daughter. All too late, Jose learns that we are free to make any decision in life that we want, but it’s the consequences we cannot avoid.
An eerie howl reminiscent of a haunted train pierces the night, signifying that the hunt has begun…
Feel the pull of the Moonlight Equilibrium and get lost in a visceral world of unrelenting terror, exquisitely detailed gore, and the existential sorrow of regret.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.’
★★★★★ ‘If John Wick was a vampire and hung out with Ryan Reynolds on the weekends.’
★★★★★ ‘Revenge is for amateurs, but vengeance is for professional vampires who take their jobs seriously. Like John Cook.’
★★★★★ ‘Fans of Morbius, Blade, Buffy, Shade of Devil, and Deadpool will love the Preternatural Chronicles.’
★★Nine out of ten people who recommend things loved Hunter Blain’s books, according to a rigged and heavily-biased research study overseen by Argento Publishing...
My name is John Cook, and my life began the day my heart stopped beating.
You meet the most interesting men in Medieval prisons. This one time, I met a guy who offered me immortality for the low, low price of changing my diet. I didn’t read the fine print. Because he wasn’t talking about a gluten free diet. More like hemoglobin full.
And now I’m a friggin’ vampire with five centuries of pop culture references.
Granted, at the time, I was listening to the dying screams of my mother and father being burned and eviscerated alive just outside the rusty bars of the prison cell, and my new best friend was offering me my only real chance at saving my own life and avenging my parents’ murderers—some day.
Except my first chance at vengeance took about five hundred years, and I had to wade through oceans of sin and violence, blackening my soul—and my already dark sense of humor—beyond redemption until I met Father Thomes—a Roman Catholic Priest—in present-day Houston. Papa Thomes taught me how to use my dark curse to fight for the good guys. Like Alfred and Robin did for Batman—except we straight up murder Jokers and Two-Faces. Biteman and Pope’n.
We stand up for the downtrodden, the forgotten, and the neglected…
By exsanguinating the wicked in horrific, truly imaginative ways, and having a grand ol’ time doing it. You know what they say about doing what you love…
But our party is soon cut short when we learn the End of Days is just around the corner, and that the fine print of my contract might have hidden a few other tidbits. Like the fact that I was central to kicking off the Apocalypse, and that the Archdemons will stop at nothing to make sure The Dude Abides by the terms of his contract.
I guess I need a lawyer.
Get ready to laugh at extreme violence. I know I will. If you’re not laughing, you’re learning.
If you like Jim Butcher, Shayne Silvers, Cameron O’Connell, Kevin Hearne, Steve McHugh, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or K.F. Breene, you won't be able to put down the highly addictive Preternatural Chronicles.
“Hunter Blain is my spirit animal.” — Shayne Silvers, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author
Available in digital, print, and audiobook formats.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ ‘Let me count the ways I blood thee…’
★★★★★ ‘Move over Dresden!’
★★★★★ ‘The Preternatural Chronicles MUST come to Netflix. Now.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook puts the G.O.A.T. in gloat.’
★★★★★ ‘Shayne Silvers has found the next author to take over Urban Fantasy.’
★★★★★ ‘I need John Cook to have a story with Nate Temple. Please.’
★★★★★ ‘John Cook loves vegans. Especially when they are served raw.’
★★★★★ ‘The only thing that sparkles about this vampire is his fangs in the moonlight.’
★★★★★ ‘All the twisted humor of Pulp Fiction, but with a vampire. It’s more like Gulp Fiction.