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Khendric and Topper take the case and discover uncanny monstrosities, neighbourhoods with no residents, and a beastly infestation, all in hope of leading them closer to the creator of the abominations. Are the monsters themselves the threat . . . or what created them?
The ‘Dollmaker of Kalastra’ takes place just before the events of ‘The Beast Hunters’, and tells a story about the two hunters before they take a young girl to be their beast hunter apprentice.
THE DOLLMAKER OF KALASTRA
When missing people return as violent concoctions of beast and human, two beast hunters must find the source of the abominations before panic spreads.
The Chrysmaws Case
From multi-award-winning author Christer Lende comes a gripping short story featuring your favorite beast hunters, Khendric and Topper, as they race against time, cryptic riddles, and treacherous deals from the past.
Trapped in a cursed manor, magically barred from leaving, Khendric and Topper find themselves at the mercy of a powerful entity that thrives on deception. To survive, they must unravel the secrets behind its rules—one wrong move means enslavement, or worse.
But other powerful forces are at play in the manor too. A hooded stranger with a cane and a monocle offers Khendric a mystical, time-altering coin and cryptic knowledge of their predicament before vanishing beyond the invisible barrier. Outsmarted and forced to choose between saving Topper or the love of his life, Darlaene, Khendric flips the coin in desperation—hurtling back in time to the moment he first received it.
With each flip, their chances dwindle.
Every deal is laced with deadly loopholes.
Every riddle conceals a cruel trick.
Their only hope is to outwit the master of deception before the final gamble seals their fate forever.
Can they free Topper from the clutches of the creature and break Darlaene’s binding contract before their mystical coin runs out?
BLEEDING INK
Power from Ink. Ink from Blood
Anyone tattooed with blood ink gains magical abilities - making it the most sought-after substance on the black market.
When a large shipment never arrives from the hidden blood ink factory in Crystal Palace, Clive "Greywolf" Collins from the English Gang is sent to investigate.
The factory has been attacked, and according to the few survivors, by a single person only - meaning that the culprit must have blood ink tattoos. Clive came prepared, his body riddled with magical patterns ready to be unleashed, and he suspects the Japanese gang to be behind the attack. Sniffing out scum like this is his speciality. "Run-run, little prey," - The Greywolf