Assassin
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- Author：Andy Peloquin
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Summary
All in Voramis know the legend of the Hunter。
Relentless。 Immortal。 Death walking。 The greatest assassin who ever lived。
Pay the master killer his due and the Hunter will execute any target， carry out any contract， no matter how impossible。
But when the Bloody Hand crime syndicate harms the innocents under his protection， they foolishly make an enemy of the one man they can’t afford to anger。 The price of the Hunter’s vengeance is high—paid in blood and eternal damnation。 Not even an army of crooks， cutthroats， and demonic creatures of nightmare can stand in his way。
He’s far more than just one man…he’s the Keeper-damned Hunter of Voramis。
Relentless。 Immortal。 Death walking。 The greatest assassin who ever lived。
Pay the master killer his due and the Hunter will execute any target， carry out any contract， no matter how impossible。
But when the Bloody Hand crime syndicate harms the innocents under his protection， they foolishly make an enemy of the one man they can’t afford to anger。 The price of the Hunter’s vengeance is high—paid in blood and eternal damnation。 Not even an army of crooks， cutthroats， and demonic creatures of nightmare can stand in his way。
He’s far more than just one man…he’s the Keeper-damned Hunter of Voramis。
Reviews
David Green
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Epic in scope and size; intimate in the detail。 An anti-hero for the ages。 A whirlwind of death， violence， and dark-justice。A must read。
Patricia
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What can you say about a book that grabs you from the very first page。 You become a bit obsessed and read the whole book in like 3 days 。 I want to introduce you to HUNTER he is the perfect killing machine， ruthless and immortal。 But he has a past that is buried deep inside him that is wanting to be released。 An event turns the hunter into prey ， will he survive the onslaught and exact the revenge。How does an author capture my attention， well by taking a character that seems to be evil and make What can you say about a book that grabs you from the very first page。 You become a bit obsessed and read the whole book in like 3 days 。 I want to introduce you to HUNTER he is the perfect killing machine， ruthless and immortal。 But he has a past that is buried deep inside him that is wanting to be released。 An event turns the hunter into prey ， will he survive the onslaught and exact the revenge。How does an author capture my attention， well by taking a character that seems to be evil and make him into a hero in my eyes， well Andy Peloquinn has done it 。 The book is dark and has a gothic feel to it 。 As you read you are transported to a time and a city that has thirteen gods and the poor are poor and the upper class are just into themselves。The characters in this book are very complex， you don't know if they are good or evil。 The Hunter was my all time favorite character。 He is so complex ， at the beginning it is all about the killer for hire。 You see his thirst for the blood that he kills with his cursed dagger 。 As you read you see the Hunter change and it feels like he is becoming more human。 You see his heart breaking as he finds out what the Bloody hand has done to his friends the beggars。 Then when he comes out the other side you see a man reborn and ready to do what needs to be done。 The supporting cast of characters are the epitome of good and evil。 Farida is the epitome of goodness ， she is sweet ， kind and has a place in the Hunter's heart。 She grabs at your heart strings and gets into your soul。 You just want to hug her and keep her safe。 On the evil side stands the Bloody hand and the dark heresy。 They run the city behind the scenes ， they kind of reminded be of the mob。 They are running all the illegal stuff going on。 They run with an iron fist and there is something more to them then you realize at the beginning 。 The author has expanded this book and has made the universe much more vibrant and you really get to see what is in the Hunter's heart 。 There is so much angst and emotion in this book 。 You get to see the Hunter as a more human figure then the assassin that he is 。 He has a heart under the coldness that run through his heart 。 This is an epic fantasy that should be on everyone's reading list 。 So check it out 。。。more
Peter Bruyns
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Again。It took me 50 pages before I realised I had read the book before。 From its 700 plus page size of say it's two books rewritten to one story and I must say， the author has done a great job。 It's a good story too， that is why I read to the end。 Honestly， you should too。 Again。It took me 50 pages before I realised I had read the book before。 From its 700 plus page size of say it's two books rewritten to one story and I must say， the author has done a great job。 It's a good story too， that is why I read to the end。 Honestly， you should too。 。。。more
Sylvia
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Wow。 Absolutely amazing。 I highly recommend this book。 Andy is one of the best storyteller out there。 Thumbs up for me。 Excellent job。 I received a copy and voluntary leaving a review。
Emily
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Fantastic！ I absolutely loved Darkblade Assassin when I read it two years ago。 But this new rewritten version is next level！ The Hunter is a ruthless assassin showing no mercy to his victims。 Driven to kill by the dagger Soulhunger to kill for power he seems like an evil man。 But he will always help the weak and poor。 He’s an intriguing character to be sure。 As for the rest of the story， it’s fast paced and exciting which makes it hard to put down。 The body count is pretty crazy too。 Long story Fantastic！ I absolutely loved Darkblade Assassin when I read it two years ago。 But this new rewritten version is next level！ The Hunter is a ruthless assassin showing no mercy to his victims。 Driven to kill by the dagger Soulhunger to kill for power he seems like an evil man。 But he will always help the weak and poor。 He’s an intriguing character to be sure。 As for the rest of the story， it’s fast paced and exciting which makes it hard to put down。 The body count is pretty crazy too。 Long story short， regardless of whether you read the original version， you should definitely read this new one！ It will not disappoint。 I received an ARC from the author and I’m voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Sandy Fosdick
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Absolutely amazing。
Frances Law
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AP has portrayed a world of depravity and violence， from the filth and squalor of the Beggar’s Quarter to the opulent decadence of Upper Varamis， the Nobles Quarter。 His world building is brilliant and his characters have depth to them even when they don’t have a major place in the storyline。 You can smell and taste the stench in the poor quarters after which your senses are overwhelmed with the cloying perfume and oil-laden scents of drunken nobles。Our antihero， the Hunter， is a dichotomy。 He i AP has portrayed a world of depravity and violence， from the filth and squalor of the Beggar’s Quarter to the opulent decadence of Upper Varamis， the Nobles Quarter。 His world building is brilliant and his characters have depth to them even when they don’t have a major place in the storyline。 You can smell and taste the stench in the poor quarters after which your senses are overwhelmed with the cloying perfume and oil-laden scents of drunken nobles。Our antihero， the Hunter， is a dichotomy。 He is unabashedly a killer yet he has a soft side to him。 He acts as the protector of the beggars living in filth against those of the Bloody Hand gang who prey on them and loves the little girl he saved from dying as a baby。 He gave her to the House of the Beggar God to raise but always kept in contact with her even though she didn’t always recognise him through his various disguises。 Mystery surrounds him and even he doesn’t know who he really is。 But we， the readers， have to believe that there is a good man inside him when we share his thoughts。 When the Bloody Hand go too far in their depravity it is up to Hunter to stop them！ One man against hundreds and against a greater evil than he has ever faced。 This is no Cerberus but still a man searching to do the right thing。 A totally different world from a future with AI。 This is an alternate， primitive world with demons and magic。 Awesome！ 。。。more
Noxwitchbooklife
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I really enjoyed this dark and gritty re-write of the the great Hunter of Voramis's story。This face paced and full of action story always keeps you turning the pages and I look forward to reading the next books new versions。 I really enjoyed this dark and gritty re-write of the the great Hunter of Voramis's story。This face paced and full of action story always keeps you turning the pages and I look forward to reading the next books new versions。 。。。more
Emma Price
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Fanbloodytastic 💖 one of my favourite stories by my favourite author， extremely well written and very awesome
Jennifer Willison
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This book is amazing！ I would definitely check it out。
Pat
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Always a surprise from Andy and this won't let you down。 Lots of twists and turns but as always a great read。 Always a surprise from Andy and this won't let you down。 Lots of twists and turns but as always a great read。 。。。more
Steve
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This is a great fantasy thriller。 The action starts early on and doesn’t let up。 The Hunter is certainly one mean dude。 Cannot possibly wait for the next book in the series。 I am so glad this author is on my must read list。 If you like fantasy you’ll love this。 Very highly recommended must read。
Patti
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I didn’t know it was possible to delve deeper into the Hunters soul， and yet once again this author made this tale even more hardcore。 Haunting ， gut wrenching， devastating ， the journey of the Hunter is paved in death and destruction。 His compassion for the unwanted is deep and woe to anyone who dares to cross him。 I’ve read other assassins before， but this Hunter of Vooramis is one of a kind。 This tale is definitely one of those meant to be reread over and over。 A slam dunk recommend…but not f I didn’t know it was possible to delve deeper into the Hunters soul， and yet once again this author made this tale even more hardcore。 Haunting ， gut wrenching， devastating ， the journey of the Hunter is paved in death and destruction。 His compassion for the unwanted is deep and woe to anyone who dares to cross him。 I’ve read other assassins before， but this Hunter of Vooramis is one of a kind。 This tale is definitely one of those meant to be reread over and over。 A slam dunk recommend…but not for anyone easily triggered or offended。 。。。more
Cully Mack
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There's not enough awe in awesomeness to explain what I feel about this book。Assassin is not a quick read。 It’s an epic which is sure to have your emotions twisting as much as the blade， Soulhunger， twists into its victims。 After reading the first chapter， I almost put the book down。 I expected the violence; I mean come on—Assassin is the title。 For some reason， in the middle of all the epic， intense， perfectly written action， I didn’t connect with the Hunter or the people he was killing。 I’m so There's not enough awe in awesomeness to explain what I feel about this book。Assassin is not a quick read。 It’s an epic which is sure to have your emotions twisting as much as the blade， Soulhunger， twists into its victims。 After reading the first chapter， I almost put the book down。 I expected the violence; I mean come on—Assassin is the title。 For some reason， in the middle of all the epic， intense， perfectly written action， I didn’t connect with the Hunter or the people he was killing。 I’m so glad I continued to read another chapter， and then another， and so on… A few chapters in and I was hooked！ The Hunter is much more than an assassin， and getting to know him was a real treat。 I loved his complexity， multi-layers， and his unexpected conscience。 The way his relationships are portrayed with those he cares about is perfection。 He’s the kind of guy you want watching you back， not stalking it！As the plot thickens， we learn about the world of Voramis， the Hand， the Fingers and demonic beings standing in the Hunter’s way。 Fools！ This book is brilliant。 It’s dark， gritty， violent and more。 It’s also compassionate， empathetic has one of the most interesting characters I’ve read in a long time。 Durzo Blint finally has a worthy buddy to sit next to him on my bookshelf。 。。。more
Lisa Maughan
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ArcThis book is awesome。 You will be taken to the depths of despair and revenge。 The Hunter may be an assassin， yet he has a protective for side for some。 When those he cares about become targets of the Bloody Hand he will go to no ends for vengeance。 A whirlwind of death is about to come to the forefront， hold on to your seats， you are in for a wild ride。
J。M。D。 Reid
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In the city of Voramis， controlled by the Bloody Hand， the Hunter stalks。 An assassin feared by all and whispered to have unnatural abilities。He is a man without a past wielding Soulhunger， a dagger that begs him to kill。 But the Hunter isn't a indiscriminate murderer。 He cares for those who have been forgotten。 The poor。 The destitute。 A man of contradictions。And a man without a past。Caught between the snares of the Chief Justicar， the First of the Bloody Hand， and the Beggar Priests， the Hunte In the city of Voramis， controlled by the Bloody Hand， the Hunter stalks。 An assassin feared by all and whispered to have unnatural abilities。He is a man without a past wielding Soulhunger， a dagger that begs him to kill。 But the Hunter isn't a indiscriminate murderer。 He cares for those who have been forgotten。 The poor。 The destitute。 A man of contradictions。And a man without a past。Caught between the snares of the Chief Justicar， the First of the Bloody Hand， and the Beggar Priests， the Hunter is plunged into a bloody conflict with the forces of Voramis that won't end until he's dead or his enemies。 But the Hunter doesn't realize just how much he has to lose。So this was an interesting read。 I have read this story before， but this is radically different。 I remember when it was called Blade of the Destoryer （Last of the Bucalerii 1）。 Then its rebranding to Darkblade Assassin （Hero of Darkness 1）。 But this is something different。This is a complete rewrite。 From the beginning with the Hunter rescuing slave girls destined for the prostitution houses， to the inclusion of characters that shouldn't have shown up for another book， to the main villain of the series getting name-dropped a few times。The bare bones of the plot is still there， but many things are different from Cecilia to， well， certain characters showing up。 My memory of the original version is hazy。 It's been five or six years since I read it， but it was interesting to read this book again。It remains a fast-paced， grimdark fantasy book with an antihero that's easy to root for despite his profession as an assassin。 The same pain and grief is found here， the same dark journey that the Hunter embarks upon。 If you've never read a version of this story， this is one to check out。 It still remains an engrossing book that drags you along and keeps you at the edge of your seat。 I highly recommend this book。 Check out the start of so many of Peloquin's other series。 。。。more
Jackie
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This was one awesome beginning to a new series。 Once you start you’ll definitely be caught up with the characters and all the action。 Absolutely loved it and can’t wait to read the next one。
Blaise
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https://undertheradarsffbooks。com/202。。。We find ourselves in the ancient city of Voramis。 Every citizen knows the stories of the Hunter， a relentless， immortal killing machine for hire。 When the Hunter gets caught up in the criminal plans of the Bloody hand， no amount of money or valor will keep the Hunter from his vengeance and desire to protect the innocent of Voramis。 Andy Peloquin has created something truly epic in terms of scope， grit， and bloody chaos。 If you are a big fan of assassins’， https://undertheradarsffbooks。com/202。。。We find ourselves in the ancient city of Voramis。 Every citizen knows the stories of the Hunter， a relentless， immortal killing machine for hire。 When the Hunter gets caught up in the criminal plans of the Bloody hand， no amount of money or valor will keep the Hunter from his vengeance and desire to protect the innocent of Voramis。 Andy Peloquin has created something truly epic in terms of scope， grit， and bloody chaos。 If you are a big fan of assassins’， this is the book for you。Although a first entry to this new series， Assassin is actually a rewrite of the authors first published series The Hero of Darkness。 Both series contain the same character and some of the events will overlap， but the story is fresh and expands upon the themes， characters， and history from the original series。 Andy has mentioned that since the time of publishing the first book of the Hero of Darkness series， he has grown by leaps and bounds as a writer and that the series needed a reboot。 Having not read the original series myself， I can only comment of this new epic as a whole and boy was this a joy to find。 Coming in just shy of 1，000 pages， Assassins puts the petal to the metal from start to finish。The Hunter is a dark figure with a shady memory of his past。 Bits and pieces come back to him but always disjointed and without context。 The one thing he knows for certain is he is horrified by the person he use to be。 Moving throughout Voramis performing job after job， his skin showing the bloody markings of his profession， and strapped to his belt is the deadly blade Soulhunger。 Soulhunger is an ancient artifact and always thirst for blood of its victims。 The Hunter is forever haunted as Soulhunger communicates in his head like a drug addict pleading for its next fix。 With the Bloody Hand now on the lookout for the Hunter， alliances need to be made and the discoveries will span not only the deepest secrets of Voramis but also its darkest histories。Andy’s writing style is fast paced and is always driving towards the next scene。 The many sects， guild， and histories of Voramis are told very naturally although they can come in waves over the course of a few chapters back to back。 This is not a simple assassin gets caught up with the wrong crowd type of story。 Religion， dark magic， and the themes of protecting the weak are central to the plot of this story。 The action scenes are so tense and have great malice that there is not one stab， thrust， or slash unaccounted for。 This book is not for the reader uninspired with the darker works of the fantasy genre。Assassin combines the works of the first and part of the second books in The Hero of Darkness series with three more works scheduled to be released。 If the sequels are anything like this excellent book， the series is in great hands and one I look forward to read in the future。 It takes courage to rewrite an entire completed series to make it a better version of itself， but Andy Peloquin did an amazing job and the sky is the limit！Cheers！ 。。。more
GG
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If there were 6 stars， I'd give them。This story is plain full of awesome。Taking place in the city of Voramis， we see the Hunter - paramount assassin， he is more than that。 Capeable of deep compassion and care， haunted by the past， the Hunter is a 3 dimensional character。The action is non-stop， the plot moves you along so smoothly that you don't always notice the body count， the descriptions are of a vibrant and gritty world written so well you can picture it clearly。 （And be very glad you don't If there were 6 stars， I'd give them。This story is plain full of awesome。Taking place in the city of Voramis， we see the Hunter - paramount assassin， he is more than that。 Capeable of deep compassion and care， haunted by the past， the Hunter is a 3 dimensional character。The action is non-stop， the plot moves you along so smoothly that you don't always notice the body count， the descriptions are of a vibrant and gritty world written so well you can picture it clearly。 （And be very glad you don't live there。）Author Peloquin manages to put both the Grim and Dark in grimdark with this one！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Wow， Just wow！ I loved the first version of this book， but this re-write/ relaunch is over the top！ Andy shows how much he has grown as a writer with his ability to make an excellent story even better。 The Hunter knows nothing of his past before he arrived in Voramis。 He just knows he is a highly skilled assassin with an incredible healing ability and a dagger that speaks to him and drives him to kill。 But that is not all he is。 And when the Bloody Hand decides to destroy those he holds dear， th Wow， Just wow！ I loved the first version of this book， but this re-write/ relaunch is over the top！ Andy shows how much he has grown as a writer with his ability to make an excellent story even better。 The Hunter knows nothing of his past before he arrived in Voramis。 He just knows he is a highly skilled assassin with an incredible healing ability and a dagger that speaks to him and drives him to kill。 But that is not all he is。 And when the Bloody Hand decides to destroy those he holds dear， the revelations are eye opening and world changing。 This series is spectacular and well worth the sleep you will miss reading it！ I also highly recommend all of Andy’s series in this world。 。。。more
Kelly Erickson
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When I read the original first book in the Hunter's series， I knew I had found something really special。 It was a solid 5 star book。 But now， the rewritten book is so FANTASTIC I really want to give it 6 stars。 Gripping。 Gut wrenching。 Heart breaking。 I can't think of a word that comes close to describing how much this fabulous writing pulled me into the story to feel like I was living it alongside The Hunter。 This is destined to be the book that all other dark fantasy writers try to live up to。 When I read the original first book in the Hunter's series， I knew I had found something really special。 It was a solid 5 star book。 But now， the rewritten book is so FANTASTIC I really want to give it 6 stars。 Gripping。 Gut wrenching。 Heart breaking。 I can't think of a word that comes close to describing how much this fabulous writing pulled me into the story to feel like I was living it alongside The Hunter。 This is destined to be the book that all other dark fantasy writers try to live up to。 。。。more
Jim Sechrengost
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Andy Peloquin。。。。 the man， the myth， the legend！ The author you love to hate。 Andy creates characters with such depth that you become immersed in them。 You come to care for them。 Then he rips them from your lives。 Only to do it all over again and you can't wait for him to do it。 His world and characters are woven so intricately that you never notice you are being drawn into his web until it is too late。 With Darkblade he is doing it all over again and I can't help but being drawn in。 The action， Andy Peloquin。。。。 the man， the myth， the legend！ The author you love to hate。 Andy creates characters with such depth that you become immersed in them。 You come to care for them。 Then he rips them from your lives。 Only to do it all over again and you can't wait for him to do it。 His world and characters are woven so intricately that you never notice you are being drawn into his web until it is too late。 With Darkblade he is doing it all over again and I can't help but being drawn in。 The action， the story， the characters are so well crafted that you can't help yourself。 When he kills one of the characters that you found yourself empathizing with you find yourself saying， "Please Sir may I have another"？ 。。。more
Beba Andric
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There's a lot to be said about this magnificent book！ It is a rewrite but boy， what a rewrite！ I put off starting it until I was sure I could give it my undivided attention and I was right to do so！ I was drawn in from the very beginning and it took a lot of willpower to put the book down， I mean， I had to sleep， eat etc。 occasionally！ It is so completely immersive a book， that everything drowned out for me。 So well written that I could almost smell the various odours， of sweat， food， fire， I co There's a lot to be said about this magnificent book！ It is a rewrite but boy， what a rewrite！ I put off starting it until I was sure I could give it my undivided attention and I was right to do so！ I was drawn in from the very beginning and it took a lot of willpower to put the book down， I mean， I had to sleep， eat etc。 occasionally！ It is so completely immersive a book， that everything drowned out for me。 So well written that I could almost smell the various odours， of sweat， food， fire， I could taste the fear， feel every emotion。 It's no secret that I adore the Hunter！ Even with body count piling up， way more than in original book， the Hunter tugs at my heartstrings。 He might be a hired assassin but he is so much more！ He makes it his mission to kill only those he deems deserve it and there certainly are a ton of them！ As strange as this might sound， the Hunter is a gentle but tormented soul， at least that's how I perceive him。 As in the original series， I have tremendous sympathy and empathy for him， almost to the point that I feel he needs to be hugged and reassured that all will be well。 It is， without doubt， a book that needs to be read！ 。。。more
Silver Surfer
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Well， where to start。 What can I say about this authors work that I haven’t already said。 As you know this is a new reworked and extended version of the original。 And I think it’s it’s made a brilliant book even better if that’s at all possible。 If life hadn’t intervened I would has sat there and consumed it from start to finish。 I found it extremely difficult to put down。 Definitely worth a second look。 Very highly recommended。
Lana
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Andy Peloquin had given us an assassin/hero which we just have to root for in this tome which kept me gripped and reading from start to finish。 The Hunter of Voramis was normally an assassin for sale who made his skills available to those who could afford him。 However he was more than this， he looked after those society turned away from， those most vulnerable and in need and provided shelter and medications for them。 So when the syndicate known as the The Bloody Hand tried to get to him by attac Andy Peloquin had given us an assassin/hero which we just have to root for in this tome which kept me gripped and reading from start to finish。 The Hunter of Voramis was normally an assassin for sale who made his skills available to those who could afford him。 However he was more than this， he looked after those society turned away from， those most vulnerable and in need and provided shelter and medications for them。 So when the syndicate known as the The Bloody Hand tried to get to him by attacking all those he cared for Hunter vowed he would take the syndicate down。 He also found out that the first finger of the hand was a demon and in discovering this at great risk to his own life he also found out a lot about himself。 He had never heard of either Bucelarii， Abiarazi or Cambionari。 and when he did his worldview changed。 He is hounded by ghosts who demand that he avenge the fallen and this is what he sets out to do in the city of Voramis which was so riddled with evil and whose streets were to soon run red with blood。 I love the fact that the Hunter is so caring even though an assassin and that his kindness makes us forget his violence if not even support him and root for him in the end to take the real evil down。 This is a very gripping book full of violence but also so much more， about a character who is larger than life。 I for one， know that I am already waiting to read book 2 in this incredible Darkblade series as The Hunter of Voramis is my favourite assassin out there。 。。。more
Teresa
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So far this book is incredible， ill rewrite this review at the end but the characters have really created a new world for me to escape。 Scary in parts but so so exciting
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