Faith Hunter

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Faith Hunter
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Faith Hunter speaking at Athens-Clarke County Library in 2014
Pen nameFaith Hunter, Gwen Hunter, Gary Hunter
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1990 to present
Genrethriller; post-apocalyptic fantasy, urban fantasy
Website
www.faithhunter.net

Gwendolyn Faith Hunter is an American author and blogger, writing in the fantasy and thriller genres. She writes as Faith Hunter in the fantasy genre, and as Gwen Hunter in the thriller genre. [1] She also has collaborated on thrillers with Gary Leveille, jointly using the name Gary Hunter. Hunter is one of the founding members of MagicalWords.net, a writer assistance blog, and has developed a role-playing game based on her Rogue Mage series. [2]

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Biography

Hunter grew up in the Louisiana bayou country and began writing during high school. She graduated from college with a degree in Allied Health Technology and used to work full-time in a rural hospital. [1] She resides in South Carolina with her husband, Rod Hunter.

Reception

Critical reception for Hunter's work has been positive, [3] [4] with Monsters and Critics praising Bloodring as "an entertaining, if a bit rough first volume in a promising new series". [5] Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews also reviewed Bloodring, [6] with Publishers Weekly praising the "strong, cliffhanger ending". [7]

Bibliography

as Gary Hunter

Garrick Travis series

  • Death Warrant, October 1990, Warner Books, ISBN   978-0-446-36013-5
  • Death Sentence, July 1992, Warner Books, ISBN   978-0-446-36014-2

as Gwen Hunter

Rhea Lynch, M.D. series

DeLande Saga series

Stand-alone books

Nonfiction

  • "Whitewater Evolution: A Novelist's Route from Phobia to Obsession", American Whitewater, March/April 2009, page 60-61

as Faith Hunter

Rogue Mage series

  1. Bloodring. Roc. 2006. ISBN   978-0451461087.
  2. Seraphs. Roc. 2007. ISBN   978-0451461476.
  3. Host. Roc. 2007. ISBN   978-0451461735.
  4. Hunter, Faith; et al. (et al) (2016). Hunter, Faith; Jones, Spike (eds.). Rogue Mage Anthology Book 1: Trials. Lore Seekers Press. ASIN   B01N43OZ6C.
  5. Hunter, Faith; et al. (et al) (2016). Hunter, Faith; Jones, Spike (eds.). Rogue Mage Anthology Book 2: Tribulations. Lore Seekers Press. ASIN   B01N2UTGCF.

Jane Yellowrock series

These are in chronological order to match the timeline of the books.

#TitleAnthology or CollectionCommentsWithPublication

Date

PublisherISBN
0.0Water Witch Crossover [8] D.B. Jackson

(Hannah Everhart)

Jun 2015 Bella Rosa Books ASIN   B00Z815OP2
0.1Explosion on King’s Street CrossoverNovellaDavid B Coe

(Hannah Everhart)

2015

2018

 Lore Seeker’s Press
0.2"Eighteen Sixty"The Weird Wild West [9] Aya2015 eSpec Books ISBN   978-1-942990-01-7
0.3"Wolves Howling in the Night"Lawless Lands [10] Aya
0.4"WeSa and the Lumber King"Blood in Her Veins [11] 2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.5"Make it Snappy"Urban Enemies [12] LeoAug 2017 Gallery Books ISBN   978-1-501155-08-6
0.6"The Early Years"Blood in Her Veins [11] Beast2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.7"Snafu"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.8"Cat Tats"Blood in Her Veins [11] Rick2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.9"Kits'"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.10"Haints'"Blood in Her Veins [11] Molly2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
0.11"Signatures of the Dead"Blood in Her Veins [11] Strange Brew [13] 2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
1SkinwalkerJul 7, 2009 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-46280-0
1.5"First Sight"Blood in Her Veins [11] Bruiser2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
2Blood CrossJan 5, 2010 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-46307-4
3Mercy BladeJan 4, 2011 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-46372-2
3.5"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"Blood in Her Veins [11] Rick2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
3.75"Dance Master"Blood in Her Veins [11] Bruiser2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
4Raven CursedJan 3, 2012 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-46433-0
4.25"Cajun With Fangs"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
4.5"Golden Delicious"An Apple for a Creature [14]

Blood in Her Veins [11]

Rick2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
4.75"Easy Pickings" [15] Crossover Novella

Jane

Nov 2012 Bella Rosa Books ASIN   B00AFNW7BC
5Death's RivalOct 2, 2012 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-46485-9
5.5"George Meets Beast" [16] Mud Mymudes2015
6Blood TradeApr 2, 2013 ROC ISBN   9780451465061
6.25"The Devil’s Left Boot"Kicking It

Blood in Her Veins [11]

Everhart Twins2013

2016

 ROC ISBN   978-0-451-41900-2
6.5"Beneath a Bloody Moon"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
6.75"Black Water"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
7Black ArtsJan 7, 2014 ROC ISBN   978-0451465245
7.25"Off the Grid"Blood in Her Veins [11] Soulwood intro novella2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
7.5"Shiloh and the Brick"published online on multiple websites,

Part one, Part two, Part three,

Part four, Part five, Part six

Jane
8Broken SoulOct 7, 2014 ROC ISBN   9780451465955
8.5"Not All is as it Seems"Blood in Her Veins [11] Molly2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
9Dark HeirApr 7, 2015 ROC ISBN   9780451465962
9.1"Blood of the Earth"Soulwood SeriesAug 2016 ROC ISBN   978-0451473301
9.2"How Occam Got His Name"published online at Bea's Book Nook Occam
9.3"Cat Fight"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
9.4"Bound No More"Blood in Her Veins [11] Jane2016 ROC ISBN   978-0-698-19698-8
9.5"Candy from a Vampire"published online at Faith's website Leo
9.6"It’s Just a Date"published online at Faith's website Jane
10Shadow RitesApr 5, 2016 ROC ISBN   9780451465979
10.1"Curse on the Land"Soulwood SeriesNov 2016 ROC ISBN   978-0451473325
10.25"Anzu, Duba, Beast"Were [17] Jane2016 Zombies Need Brains ISBN   1940709105.
10.5"She Bitch"The Monster Hunter Files [18] Jane2016 Baen Books ISBN   978-1-4814-8275-2
11Cold ReignMay 2, 2017 Ace ISBN   978-1101991404
11.1"Flame in the Dark"Soulwood SeriesDec 2017 ROC ISBN   978-0451473332
11.25"Black Friday Shopping"published online at Faith's website Nell

Occam

May 2017
11.5"Death and the Fashionista"The Death of All Things [19] MollyAug 2017 Zombies Need Brains ISBN   978-1940709161
11.75"My Dark Knight"Temporally Deactivated [20] Everhart-Truebloods

Edmond

Jun 2019 Zombies Need Brains ISBN   978-1940709246
12Dark QueenMay 1, 2018 Ace ISBN   978-1101991428
13Shattered BondsOct 29, 2019 Ace ISBN   978-0399587986
13.25"Circle of the Moon"Soulwood SeriesFeb 2019 ROC ISBN   978-0399587948
13.50"Bound into Darkness"Dirty Deeds [21] Liz, EliJanuary 12, 2021 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN   1649640102
13.51"The Ties That Bind"Dirty Deeds [21] Bedelia, LincolnJanuary 12, 2021 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN   1649640102
13.52"Liz and Eli Sitting"Dirty Deeds 2 [22] Liz, EliJanuary 7, 2022 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN   1649640757
14True DeadSeptember 2021 Ace ISBN   9780451488749
15Final HeirSeptember 2022 Ace ISBN   9780593335826

Soulwood series

  1. Blood of the Earth. Roc. 2016. ISBN   978-0451473301.
  2. Curse on the Land. Roc. 2016. ISBN   978-0451473325.
  3. Flame in the Dark. Roc. 2017. ISBN   978-0451473332.
  4. Circle of the Moon. Roc. 2019. ISBN   978-0399587948.
  5. Spells for the Dead. Ace. 2020. ISBN   978-0399587962.

Unrelated

  1. Magic School for Geezers, June 7, 2022, Dirty Deeds 2, ISBN   1649640757

Nonfiction

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References

  1. 1 2 Faith IN THE DARK Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Herald
  2. ↑ Stiles, Christina; Hunter, Faith; Blackwell, Raven (August 11, 2012). The Rogue Mage RPG Players Handbook. Bella Rosa Books. ISBN   978-1622680153.
  3. ↑ Fiction Review: Host Publishers Weekly
  4. ↑ Fiction Review: Bloodring Booklist
  5. ↑ Book Review: Bloodring by Faith Hunter Monsters and Critics
  6. ↑ Fiction Review: Bloodring Kirkus Reviews
  7. ↑ Fiction Review: Bloodring Publishers Weekly
  8. ↑ Water Witch Crossover. Bella Rosa Books. 7 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Hunter, Faith; Maberry, Jonathan; Martin, Gail Z. (31 August 2015). Weird Wild West. ISBN   978-1942990017.
  10. ↑ Lawlless Lands. ISBN   1946926159.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Blood in Her Veins. ISBN   0451475755.
  12. ↑ Butcher, Jim; Hearne, Kevin; Armstrong, Kelley; McGuire, Seanan; Maberry, Jonathan; Somers, Jeff (August 2017). Urban Enemies. ISBN   978-1501155086.
  13. ↑ "Strange Brew".
  14. ↑ "An Apple for a Creature".
  15. ↑ Easy Pickings. Bella Rosa Books. 29 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "George Meets Beast".
  17. ↑ Were. Zombies Need Brains LLC. 15 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Monster Hunter Files. Baen Books. 3 October 2017.
  19. ↑ Bodard, Aliette de; McKenna, Juliet E.; Blackmoore, Stephen (30 August 2017). Death of All Things. Zombies Need Brains LLC. ISBN   978-1940709161.
  20. ↑ Jackson, D. B.; Leigh, Stephen; Koch, Gini (28 April 2019). Temporally Deactivated. Zombies Need Brains LLC. ISBN   978-1940709246.
  21. 1 2 Blain, R. J.; Hunter, Faith; Monk, Devon (12 January 2021). Dirty Deeds. Pen & Page. ISBN   978-1649640109.
  22. ↑ Hunter, Faith; Francis, Diana Pharaoh; Monk, Devon; Blain, R.J.; Estep, Jennifer (7 June 2022). Dirty Deeds 2. Pen & Page. ISBN   9781649640758.
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