The Hunter's Gambit
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3.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
From the award nominated author of Bluebird comes a tale of seduction, sadism, and survival featuring malevolent vampires and a locked-room escape adventure…
Locked in a castle with a clan of devious vampires, one woman is caught in a literal fight for her life.
Vampires have always fascinated Kazan Korvic, so much so that she’s made it her life’s work to craft weapons designed solely to kill them. But when she is attacked and captured by an entire clan, Kazan’s fascination turns ferocious.
In their Citadel, Kazan is forced to attend the Vampire Court where she must act as their Queen. She is told that she will be waited-and-doted upon, until the end of her reign in three days’ time. Then, an extravagant and lavish feast will be held… where the vampires will consume their newly crowned Queen.
Desperate and afraid, Kazan finds no allies in the castle except for a pair of distractingly alluring vampires who seem sympathetic to her plight. But as she devises her escape plan, she comes to realise that she is not the only one who is trapped, and no one is prepared for how far she’s willing to go to survive…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Vampiric violence, sex, and a locked room escape story come together awkwardly in the rushed latest from Pierlot (Bluebird). Kazan Korvic has been fascinated with vampires ever since she survived a vampire attack as a child. She's now a skilled blacksmith who specializes in vampire-killing weapons. While traveling to meet a prospective buyer for her newest creation, a magical sword, Kazan is attacked by a group of vampires who take her to the vampire castle, the Citadel, where she'll be the guest of honor in an annual ritual in which a human is named "Queen of the Vampires" and presides over a three-day party. But tradition dictates that the third day will mark the end of both her reign and her life. Kazan is desperate to escape, but first she has to survive. As she plays court politics, weaving an intricate web of lies, she finds allies in a pair of vampire seneschals, Reya and Adrius—but can she trust them? The compressed time frame leaves little space for character development or worldbuilding, and readers will have more questions than answers about Pierlot's interpretation of vampire lore. Additionally, the plot moves so quickly that readers may feel blindsided by Kazan's unexpected vampiric relationship, which gives way to some heated love scenes. The result is a spicy, blood-soaked whirlwind without much room to breathe.
