Mask of the Forest Keeper (The Bounty Hunter Book 1) by David Sherman


Mask of the Forest Keeper (The Bounty Hunter Book 1)
Title : Mask of the Forest Keeper (The Bounty Hunter Book 1)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 288
Publication : First published November 25, 2013

Alex Trova has been working for the Bounty Hunter's Guild for a long time. He's one of their best, despite what his boss might say about him. But he doesn't hunt people. The Bounty Hunter's Guild spans multiple worlds, and it enforces the rules and boundaries set forth by the Council in Haven. Alex hunts the supernatural. He's as bad at politics as he is good at hunting though, and Alex finds himself doing scut work pro bono to make up for past screw ups. What starts out as a miserable trip out to the middle of nowhere to find a lost pet turns into one of the most dangerous jobs he's ever taken when he gets attacked by a swarm of monstrous insects.

Alone, under equipped, and with a tight time table running against him, Alex has to stop a voracious conglomerate of creatures known as the hive before they overrun the area, killing and eating everyone and everything. If that happens, the hive will spread out of control, multiplying and swarming across the entire continent. Even if he manages to nip that, he still has to solve the mystery of how a hive had ever formed in the first place, and who or what is behind the whole thing. Problem upon problem piles up on him as he struggles to balance local authorities, an overbearing doctor and her hero-worshiping brother, his own personal vices, and vivid nightmares about his own past.

Mask of the Forest Keeper (The Bounty Hunter Book 1) Reviews

  • Ozsaur

    I expected to like this book, but I wasn't expecting to like it quite this much! I was hoping for some action, a few good one-liners, some cool worldbuilding, and just a basic fun book. I got all of that. I also got an interesting viewpoint character in Alex, a weird mystery, some interesting secondary characters, and very good writing.

    The worldbuilding really grabbed me. I loved the idea of bounty hunters keeping the universe safe from... things. I also liked many of the strange creatures introduced as well as the hints of greater thing out there. The feeling of a bigger universe out there beyond the page in front of me is why I gave this book four stars.

    There are a couple of flaws. Alex is more of an asshole than he needs to be. Even though he's willing to handle the consequences of his actions, he rarely examines why he's in the place that he's in. I hope in future books he works on some of his personal issues. But I did like him, and his bad attitude.

    I will be getting the next book in the series.