Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter
Faith Hunter speaking at Athens-Clarke County Library in 2014
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]

Biography

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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

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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

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as Gary Hunter

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Garrick Travis series

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  • —— (1990). Death Warrant. Warner Books. ISBN 9780446360135.
  • —— (1992). Death Sentence. Warner Books. ISBN 9780446360142.

as Gwen Hunter

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Rhea Lynch, M.D. series

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DeLande Saga series

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Stand-alone books

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Nonfiction

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

as Faith Hunter

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Rogue Mage series

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  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

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

# Title Anthology or Collection Comments With Publication

Date

Publisher ISBN
0.0 Water Witch Crossover[8] D.B. Jackson

(Hannah Everhart)

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

(Hannah Everhart)

2015

2018

Lore Seeker’s Press
0.2 "Eighteen Sixty" The Weird Wild West[9] Aya 2015 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] Leo Aug 2017 Gallery Books ISBN 978-1-501155-08-6
0.6 "The Early Years" Blood in Her Veins[11] Beast 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
0.7 "Snafu" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
0.8 "Cat Tats" Blood in Her Veins[11] Rick 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
0.9 "Kits'" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
0.10 "Haints'" Blood in Her Veins[11] Molly 2016 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
1 Skinwalker Jul 7, 2009 ROC ISBN 978-0-451-46280-0
1.5 "First Sight" Blood in Her Veins[11] Bruiser 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
2 Blood Cross Jan 5, 2010 ROC ISBN 978-0-451-46307-4
3 Mercy Blade Jan 4, 2011 ROC ISBN 978-0-451-46372-2
3.5 "Blood, Fangs and Going Furry" Blood in Her Veins[11] Rick 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
3.75 "Dance Master" Blood in Her Veins[11] Bruiser 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
4 Raven Cursed Jan 3, 2012 ROC ISBN 978-0-451-46433-0
4.25 "Cajun With Fangs" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
4.5 "Golden Delicious" An Apple for a Creature[14]

Blood in Her Veins[11]

Rick 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
4.75 "Easy Pickings"[15] Crossover Novella

Jane

Nov 2012 Bella Rosa Books ASIN B00AFNW7BC
5 Death's Rival Oct 2, 2012 ROC ISBN 978-0-451-46485-9
5.5 "George Meets Beast"[16] Mud Mymudes 2015
6 Blood Trade Apr 2, 2013 ROC ISBN 9780451465061
6.25 "The Devil’s Left Boot" Kicking It

Blood in Her Veins[11]

Everhart Twins 2013

2016

ROC ISBN 978-0-451-41900-2
6.5 "Beneath a Bloody Moon" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
6.75 "Black Water" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
7 Black Arts Jan 7, 2014 ROC ISBN 978-0451465245
7.25 "Off the Grid" Blood in Her Veins[11] Soulwood intro novella 2016 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
8 Broken Soul Oct 7, 2014 ROC ISBN 9780451465955
8.5 "Not All is as it Seems" Blood in Her Veins[11] Molly 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
9 Dark Heir Apr 7, 2015 ROC ISBN 9780451465962
9.1 "Blood of the Earth" Soulwood Series Aug 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] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
9.4 "Bound No More" Blood in Her Veins[11] Jane 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0-698-19698-8
9.5 "Candy from a Vampire" was available on website now only in Of Claws and Fangs: Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood Leo 2022 ISBN 13978-0593334348
9.6 "It’s Just a Date" published online at Faith's website Jane
10 Shadow Rites Apr 5, 2016 ROC ISBN 9780451465979
10.1 "Curse on the Land" Soulwood Series Nov 2016 ROC ISBN 978-0451473325
10.25 "Anzu, Duba, Beast" Were[17] Jane 2016 Zombies Need Brains ISBN 1940709105.
10.5 "She Bitch" The Monster Hunter Files[18] Jane 2016 Baen Books ISBN 978-1-4814-8275-2
11 Cold Reign May 2, 2017 Ace ISBN 978-1101991404
11.1 "Flame in the Dark" Soulwood Series Dec 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] Molly Aug 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
12 Dark Queen May 1, 2018 Ace ISBN 978-1101991428
13 Shattered Bonds Oct 29, 2019 Ace ISBN 978-0399587986
13.25 "Circle of the Moon" Soulwood Series Feb 2019 ROC ISBN 978-0399587948
13.50 "Bound into Darkness" Dirty Deeds[21] Liz, Eli January 12, 2021 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN 1649640102
13.51 "The Ties That Bind" Dirty Deeds[21] Bedelia, Lincoln January 12, 2021 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN 1649640102
13.52 "Liz and Eli Sitting" Dirty Deeds 2[22] Liz, Eli January 7, 2022 Pen & Page Publishing ISBN 1649640757
14 True Dead September 2021 Ace ISBN 9780451488749
15 Final Heir September 2022 Ace ISBN 9780593335826

Soulwood series

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  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

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

Nonfiction

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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. ^ a b 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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