G. S. Luckett's Gates was published in October 2013. It's the first part of the Neurian Scriptures series.
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G. S. Luckett is a screenwriter and indie author of dark fantasy and supernatural action thrillers.
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Information about Alpha Hunter:
In Eighth Century Europe the people fear vampires.
What do vampires fear?
Alexander Damascus is the last Neuri, a Spartan-like tribe bred to hunt and destroy the undead. With his partner Demitra, they track Queen Adrielle. She has organized the vampire clans into an army for expanding her empire.
Learning that Adrielle's enforcer, Verucious, has acquired fragments of an ancient segmented map the Vatican dispatches its own hunters to reinforce Alexander against Verucious and his Dark Riders.
These Vatican mercenaries have their own checkered tales and grounds for hating Verucious and his kind. Their handler, Cicero, their only contact to the powers above, quietly conceals a piece of the arcane map.
Alexander, ever the lone wolf, becomes frustrated, held down by his new formed alliance. Believing them to be lambs for the slaughter, he soon realizes that Adrielle has far greater numbers than he had assumed and by enlisting the aid of Eden, a Neuri turned and Alexander's ex-lover, have gained all but one part of the map. Cicero guards this to his death and its destruction.
The map lost. Adrielle sets her sights on her new prize, Alexander. He can strengthen her armies. Alexander was born a werewolf, the seed of all vampire blood. The Neuri sworn to hunt those spawned from the civil war they waged.
Ambushed by the Dark Riders, Alexander becomes Verucious' trophy but not before Demitra and the mercenaries are defeated, left to turn.
Taken to Adrielle's fortress, Alexander, beaten and tortured, awaits his induction ceremony. However, through Eden's treachery he gains his freedom and takes his revenge.
A REVIEW ABOUT G. S. LUCKETT'S ALPHA HUNTER
Because I enjoyed reading G. S. Luckett's Gates, I was eager to take a look at Alpha Hunter. In my opinion Alpha Hunter is an even better and more enjoyable novella that Gates. Although I liked Gates, this story intrigued me more, because I've always had a soft spot for well written vampire and werewolf stories that have been blended with fantasy elements.
Alpha Hunter is an intriguing combination of historical fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. It reads like an adventure story that has been blended with fantasy and horror elements.
Here's a bit of information about the story:
Alpha Hunter opens with Alexander Damascus and his partner, Demetra, entering Castle Browmar that has been overrun by vampires. Alexander is looking for Queen Adrielle, because she is responsible for organizing the vampire clans... Queen Adrielle hears of what has happened at Castle Browmar... She wants to finds her King...
Because the synopsis of this novella is fairly thorough, I'm not going to reveal more information about the story. It wouldn't be fair to reveal everything to readers.
Alexander is an interesting protagonist, because he's a Neurian (he's of the Neuri tribe and he's a werewolf). Neurians have been trained to destroy vampires and keep them from spreading all over the world.
It was fun to read about the vampire and werewolf mythology. The author writes entertainingly about the past of the vampires and how vampires were created. The link between vampires and werevolves is interesting.
I enjoyed reading about what happens among Alexander's men and among the vampires. The author writes about these happenings in a fluent way and manages to keep the story flowing all the time without dull moments, which is quite an achievement. The character interaction also works surprisingly well.
Just like Gates, this novella has plenty of action in it. The action scenes have been written well, which is nice, because in certain stories they don't work at all. I think that readers who like fast-paced stories will enjoy this story very much.
I found it interesting that there was something in this novella that reminded me a bit of Justyna Plichta-Jendzio's Naor stories and slightly of the Underworld films. There were many differences (the most noticeable difference is that the happenings in this novella take place in the Eighth Century Europe), but there were a few similarities.
There are a few minor flaws in this novella and there's a bit of roughness around the edges, but on the whole it's good and thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. G. S. Luckett seems to be an author to watch, because he's capable of writing good and fast-paced entertainment. I look forward to reading more stories written by him.
I can recommend Alpha Hunter to readers who are interested in vampire and werewolf stories. This novella can also be recommended to readers who like historical fantasy.
Good entertainment!