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The Accursed Huntsman

By: Douglass Hoover
Narrated by: Dylan Wheeler
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Haunted by the hunting accident that took both his leg and the life of his best friend, wilderness guide Jack Steward exists on the wooded fringes of society. When an infamously foolhardy millionaire offers Jack the means to reconcile his past wrongs in exchange for participating in a remote archaeological dig along the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack straps on his worn prosthetic and ventures forth into a world of mystery, deceit, and horror.

Little does Jack know that the mismatched gang of killers, junkies, has-beens, and frauds he is about to join will uncover an artifact that will shake the very foundation of history, and maybe even grant him the ability to defeat the demons of his past. However, the expedition also unearths a horrific truth; the artifact wasn't the only thing hiding deep under the Nova Scotian cliffs.

©2021 Douglass Hoover (P)2021 Douglass Hoover Action & Adventure Horror Scary
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I thought this was a very good story, I enjoy an adventure into the wilderness with impending danger, the narrator was very good too.

Very good adventure

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I didnt know this author until I listened to The Homstead. Fantastic from first to last page.
I was expecting something equally as good. Its fiction, so obviously it can push the bounds of unbelievable but... you do expect the author to finish the book - its almost like the last few pages were missing.

What I look for in a new book is a great story, well developed characters and I dont want to guess the end in the first chapter!
To an extent this book ticked those boxed but .....without giving the plot away the implied ending doesnt work.
Or maybe I was it was a different ending to the one that I listened to..... twice!!

shame about the ending

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I will get the positives out of the way first: interesting characters, great story and decent narration. A slow moving mystery becomes a rip roaring yarn. On the negative side: I couldn't understand a word the Italian doctor was saying and the ambiguous wink wink nudge nudge ending left me in stunned disbelief. Why finish with a lack of clarity? Why do that to your listeners?

Intense character hopping adventure

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I've only recently discovered this author, thanks to him being 'included in [my] Audible membership', and have listened to three books so far, of which this is definitely my favourite. I think I like the supernatural elements in both of the books I've enjoyed ('The...Huntsman' and 'North Woods') because it was missing from the other novel I recently listened to that I didn't enjoy much at all (namely, 'The Homestead", despite the publishers blurb hinting at "some dark secret in the forest...").

This narrator really helped to breathe life into all the characters, and there's no complaints about pronunciation this time !

Despite the most frustratingly inconclusive, open-ended 'ending' - possibly hinting at a sequel ?! - I enjoyed 'The Accursed Huntsman' so much that I binge-read it (binge-listened ?!) in one day !

Recommend reading if you like your action liberally sprinkled with ancient magic, curses and a spooky atmosphere. 👻 I do !

"The Accursed Huntsman"

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