Summary:

A wild looking man named Aaron is being hunted by an otherworldly woman named Night. Aaron's only hope of escape lies in civilization, because Night can only stand on wild land. When Aaron stumbles across an office park he seeks refuge within its confines. The only problem for the people of the office park is, that his presence has a way of.... altering them. Changing them into oddball warriors to help fight his battle against Night. And time is short, because Night has started the process of reclaiming the office building for the wild. Will Arron and his new band of misfits be able to stave Night off? Or will Night and her harriers end this game of cat an mouse once and for all?

Thoughts:

In the words of The Grateful Dead: "What a long strange trip it's been."

But that doesn't mean it was a bad trip!

This book is only my second read from Tim, the first being the novelization of Halloween Kills, which means this is my first original content book. One thing I can definitively say is that between these two reads it is abundantly clear that Tim is a good writer.

He paints colorful word pictures, sets tone and knows pacing.

And the creativity of this book... WOW! The imaginative effort here is fantastic. The storyline is wildly complex but presented clearly. The characters and their abilities range from fun and quirky to downright terrifying.

My one complaint is that there wasn't a fully threshed out character lead. There are a few characters who could qualify, and one that seems to be more in focus, but overall it's more of a collection of characters. In general, I tend to like stories that have characters you can sink your teeth into and root for.

Conclusion:

If you're looking for a light, quicker, fun read, this one could be for you. I found it enjoyable and a whole lot of fun. I found myself reading it in spurts between other books and then all of the sudden this one took over and took my full attention.

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give any author is that because I've read their book I've already gotten another one of their books. That's happened with Tim as I've recently acquired We Will Rise!

This tale was engaging, well told and a juggernaut of creativity!

A Horrifying and Entertaining Trip Into the Seriously Demented Mind Of Tim Waggoner!

Arron is running as if his life depended on not stopping because that is what he continues to tell himself. He might very well die today! He must get out of the wild before she catches him but he must first reach civilized society first. He has been running from her for five years and now she almost has him unless be can find some people who are willing to help him stay alive.

The day begins like any other as the usual customers flock into the coffee house for their morning kick-start of caffeine to get them through the first half of their workday. Most of the patrons work in the same building so it makes life easier getting their coffee here. Suddenly many of the customers wrinkle their noses in disgust at a pungent, earthy, animal smell belonging to a strange man in unusual clothing who just ran through the doors of the cafe and he seemed to be uncomfortable and nervous while he got in line for his beverage because he reallly didn't seem to need an adrenaline boost.

Within a short time Arron locks eyes with several people that he thinks will help him but as the minutes fly by, do any of these people have a choice in their new destiny? If they knew what the day held for all of them could they have done things differently?

Where did Aaron come from? Who is the woman that is after him and what are those monstrous feline pets she keeps at her side willing to maim and kill anyone who tries to hurt their mistress. Many people will die today just as they did five years ago when the woman called Night almost captured Arron but he was able to hide and elude Night up until today!

This was quite an imaginative and shocking, gore-fest of a horror book. There were quite a few main characters that carried the story and I'm surprised that I didn't get lost with all the different bylines, but the book was written so well that it was easy to keep track of everyone and their different situations. The story was a lot of fun with many ghastly surprises (no ghosts) although there were monsters and creatures that were so repulsive but wonderfully creative that sometimes made my stomach a little queasy.

Please be forewarned this is not an innocent or cutesy horror book. The violence and bloodshed is downright nasty at times but for the readers who like blood, gore and horrific violence then this book is for you. The enjoyable perks of humor thrown in with the nasties made this a vicious, unique and tantalizing story that was also the perfect length and not long and drawn out.

Read at your own risk! Highly recommend to horror lovers only!

I want to thank the publisher "Flame Tree Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I have given this book a rating of 4 VIOLENT AND GORE-FILLED 🌟🌟🌟🌟 STARS!!

Just reading the description for A Hunter Called Night, I could tell this would be something different. The beginning and certain other parts, especially when the Blight was taking over the office building and doing weird things to the people inside, were really interesting. The end did come a bit fast, and in the end I felt like I wanted a little something more. Overall though, this was a wild and crazy ride that readers who are looking for the unusual could may want to check out.

Note: arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for honest review

A Hunter Called Night was an interesting fantasy horror.
Night, a dark and deadly creature, and her fierce Harriers chase a man called Arron. He escapes into an office building, where Night can't follow. She belongs to the Wild, not the civilized world. She unleashes Blight, a power that twists the building and its people into horrors. But she doesn't know that some survivors from her past are coming for her. They want to stop her and save Arron. She is no longer the hunter, but the prey.
The author has a vivid imagination and creates some creepy and surreal scenes in the world he created. However, I felt that the characters were not very well-developed and the plot was predictable. The writing style was also too simple for my taste, in some ways it had the feeling of a YA novel.
I would recommend this book to fans of urban fantasy and horror but don't expect anything too deep or hugely original.

A Hunter Called Night by Tim Waggoner.
A sinister being called Night and her panther-like Harriers stalk their quarry, a man known only as Arron. Arron seeks refuge within an office building, a place Night cannot go, for it’s part of the civilized world, and she’s a creature of the Wild. To flush Arron out, she creates Blight, a reality-warping field that slowly transforms the building and its occupants in horrible and deadly ways. But unknown to Night, while she waits for the Blight to do its work, a group of survivors from a previous attempt to capture Arron are coming for her. The hunter is now the hunted.
I loved this book. My imagination went wild with this book. I did like blight and night. I loved the names. Different. I will definitely be reading more from this author. 5*.

Good solid horror story. Some classic horror creatures and even, yes, the Blob. Great vacation or airplane read. This is a great buy.

“In the beginning, the Omniverse was dark and formless, and then the Gyre opened its great mouth and vomited forth all realities….”

Tim Waggoner’s novel is an addictive horror story where Arron is on the run and seeking refuge in an office building. Hunting him is a sinister being called Night. Not of this world and with her panther like harriers, she seeks to flush out Arron by creating a Blight. A reality bending force that transforms the building and those inside into something deadly and otherworldly. Little does Night know that a group of survivors from a previous attempt are also hunting her down to put an end to this once and for all. The hunter has now become the hunted.

The novel has been said to appeal to fans of Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix or Authority by Jeff Vandermeer. I’ve read both of those books which had me interested in this one straight away.

Firstly it’s such and easy one to get lost in quickly. The pacing and dialogue were easy to follow to the point I didn’t want to put it down. In a true horror story style this hunt that we are introduced to progresses quickly into something full of macabre and dark events.

What I loved about these incidents that occur was how explicitly they were written. There was no shying away from the gore and disgusting imagery which made the scenes more real and thrilling to experience.

I liked the premise of “the hunt” however I was in for a surprise when the truth about what the actual hunt was about. That made me shout out “WTF” 😆 I loved it though.

This was a fast paced horror story with monsters and other dark beings. With some vivid imagery and a cool twist I think a lot of readers would enjoy it.

ARC Review A Hunter Called Night by Tim Waggoner
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A Hunter Called Night is everything you come to expect from a Tim Waggoner novel. It’s gory, it’s fun (and often dark), it’s chaotic, it’s unique and it will stay with you long after reading. At the basic level A Hunter Called Night is about just that, a sinister clearly supernatural being called Night and her panter-like Harriers who stalk their quarry, a man called Arron. Knowing Night cannot come into ‘civilised’ areas with her domain being nature Arron seeks refuge in an office building. But Night is not to be deterred creating a blight that slowly turns the building and its occupants in horrible and deadly ways. But Night is unaware that this game of cat and mouse has a new player, a group of survivors from her previous attempt to capture Arron are hunting her down and now the Hunter is the hunted.

I want to start by saying I was immediately biased towards wanting Night and her Harriers to triumph. I blame Waggoner for making her a creature of the wild with Panther like minions. I mean how was I not meant to like her? Even if she does kill and corrupt people and the world around her – everyone has flaws. But I digress. I adored this horror novel which comes with a lot of warnings for gore and violence. I loved the unique characters and the dual time line of flash backs and forwards. It basically ticked a lot of my boxes.

The one thing I have to say, which is a testament to Waggoner’s writing, was I did not like Arron right until the end. This may have been why I wanted Night to win all along as well, but it was probably the Harriers if we are honest. The plot is brilliant in that is brings a sort of organised chaos to the novel. There is a lot happening, it’s wild (literally) and brilliant. And while it is chaotic the world building means it almost just makes sense within the world that has been created.

I particularly loved the twist at the end, again no spoilers, well one of the twists the other not so much. But it was a brilliant conclusion. If you enjoyed We Will Rise or love a good horror story of survival this is one you do not want to miss!

Sadly this book wasn't a hit for me. Lots of gory set pieces but I found the actual story to be very thin and by the time things all came together I had kind of lost interest. Thank you NetGalley and Flame Tree Press for the opportunity to read this book. Sorry I cannot be more positive this time around.

In A Hunter Called Night, Tim Waggoner expertly blends elements of fantasy and the supernatural, then adds healthy amounts of action, violence, and gore to create a wonderfully original, and downright fun story to read.

Thank you Netgalley and Flaming Tree Press for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flame Tree Press for a copy of this E-ARC.

This has all the horror feels but an extra fantasy element. It has both human and supernatural characters. I was not sure what to expect. I enjoyed the writing style and would be sure to pick up something from this author again. The ending was a bit hurried, which I knocked off a star for. Just be aware of the trigger warnings going into the book. 4 Stars

I absolutely loved this book. It is easily one of the best I’ve read this year. A man is being chased through the woods by a creature called Night and her 4 Harriers. The man makes his escape into an office building, and things begin to get really freaky. Looking for protection, he affects each person he runs into to being his helper and thus they each get really bazaar powers. Night can also call protectors from the building for protection as well. Ah, but this has all happened before, affecting the whole town instead of just a building.
This story has so much more to it than I can describe, and I hate giving away too much in a review. I would highly recommend this book. The author is flawless in the delivery of this story. I look forward to reading more of his work.

As always, Tim nails it! Haunting, horrific and utterly fascinating! Loved this book & can't wait for more!

This read was a trip! Total mayhem! It made me think I playing a horror/fantasy video game.
I thought it would’ve made for a good series too!
Great fun! I definitely recommend.

I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into with A Hunter Called Night. It was much more fantasy world building than horror for me.

This covered two timelines and had many characters. I did enjoy the present timeline and setting. One of those office buildings with all kinds of different businesses; Therapy, Orthodontics, Weight-Loss, Blood Testing. This created all kinds of different characters and situations. My favorite was the phlebotomist turned vampire with needles for fingers.

I felt like I didn’t get invested enough in any of the characters. I wanted to like Arron, who seemed like the main protagonist, but I didn’t feel his character had much of a back story.

There was a twist at the end that I didn’t see coming and the last several chapters were really fun to read.

When I read the summary for this book I could not wait to read it and I must say it lived up to all my expectations a hunter call Night is hunting a man name Aaron but the hunter and her four cats which are called herras cannot go where civilization is but she can send a blight to ruin the civilization wherever the blight goes the hunter and her cats can then walk over it but if humans walk over it it changes them either into warriors for the night or people that are willing to help Aaron.Little does the Night know back in Bullock Ohio she left four people alive who were helping Aaron but now they are hunting her. There is way more to the story than my brief summary there was the reason why Night is hunting Aaron in the first place which OMG what a twist was not expecting that! We get to meet the king of the wild and he is scary on his own. Is this was just a book about how people become superheroes it would’ve been awesome because there’s that… But OMG the storyline grabs you at the beginning and does not let you go until it’s over and when it’s over just a fair warning you will totally contemplate what you read. I read this book yesterday and woke up thinking about it it’s a totally immersive read in one you will not want to put down. I have never read a book by this author but signed me up because I definitely am going to read more from him in the near future. I received this book from NetGalley and Flame Tree press but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Arran is being hunted by Night and her Harrier panther-like creatures. He takes refuge in a building Night can't easily breach, and seeks the help of a kind looking woman. Night uses her powers to create a blight around the building so that anyone entering the building immediately becomes one of her hunters. As the number of human hunters increase, Arran not only has to find a way to escape but needs to kill Night once and for all.

I would say this book firmly falls into fantasy horror. I was sold on the concept of this character being hunted and intrigued to find out how he would get out of a seemingly impossible situation. However the story felt a bit disjointed and flat for me. Arran as a character, doesn't actually do much in this book, and was too passive for my liking. We understand why this is with the revelation at the end but still, I wanted him to do more in the book and not just rely on the other characters to carry him through. I wasn't a fan of the final twist and the rushed ending.

4 Stars!

Tim Waggoner knows how to craft a scary, and often brutal, story. He likes to take readers on tours along the more extreme side of horror and often leave them cringing yet captivated by his imagination. When I saw A Hunter Called Night and its wicked cover, I knew this was a book for me.



When Arron stumbles into the office building at the edge of the woods in Ohio, no ones life is going to be the same again. Arron is on the run from Night, a supernatural hunter aided by four panther-like creatures called harriers. Night is a creature of the Wild and cannot enter places ruled by civilization, so Arron is safe for a little while. But Night creates a type of rot called the Blight that will slowly erode the manmade structure to a more primitive state and allow her to continue her hunt. Even worse, some of those within the blight will become her mindless servants to hunt down Arron. It is only a matter of time until he must face Night. It is time to get prepared.



Arron is not without his defenses, though, and a group of those around him find themselves mutating into guardians of the mysterious man. Other monsters seem to be popping up as well until the building becomes a living hell in which the only rule is kill or be killed. Night is slowly closing in, though, and even though Arron has a quartet of friends on the outside hunting Night as well, it may not be enough to stop her from finally reaching Arron and attaining her greatest goal of ending his life. Or maybe there is an even more sinister goal here than just Arron’s death, for even the King of the Wild has taken an interest in the hunt.



A Hunter Called Night opens with a bang and then checks all the boxes for what I expect in a Waggoner story. There is a lot of violence, some very bizarre occurrences, and a strong story setup that is intriguing and intricate enough to keep the reader guessing. The action starts quickly and really does not let up throughout the course of the book. Waggoner does bring it down a little after the opening sequence, but then things ramp up quickly. Not only does the novel get action-packed and violent, it gets weird as well. The story is somewhat disjointed by design as it goes back and forth between the present and a confrontation between Night and Arron five years earlier which makes it a little difficult to follow at times. This method of storytelling, however, is necessary for the way in which the novel ends when Waggoner pulls everything together. . .and pulls the rug from under the reader’s feet.



That ending is a little shocking and completely changes the feel of the story, but it also feels a bit rushed and a little forced. It carries some shock value but it comes to a head way too quickly to that point that it does not feel real. The other drawback to the story is that there really are no characters in the story to really sympathize with. The reader comes to hate Night from the outset but there is no character to set up as a direct counterpoint to her evil. Arron could easily fit that bill, but he remains enigmatic and a kind of non-entity throughout most of the story. He is the center of the story, but not really a part of it. That being said, the novel is still a very fun read and the pages seem to fly by. There is a lot of action and gore. Waggoner keeps things fresh by throwing in new curves in almost every chapter. A Hunter Called Night is gloriously weird and violent while keeping a central theme of the darkness that is humanity. Fans of Waggoner’s last novel from Flame Tree Press, We Will Rise, as there are many similarities both in the events and the way in which the story is told through several overlapping viewpoints. I wish the story had a more thorough ending and wonder if the story may have been told more effectively as two separate books, even if they were novella length, but it still comes together to form an entertaining work as a whole. Waggoner is a master of the weird and the violent, and A Hunter Called Night is a prime example of a master working in his element.



I would like to thank Flame Tree Press and NetGalley for this review copy. A Hunter Called Night is scheduled to be released on May 9, 2023.

I had mixed views on this one but I have to say that I did find it very original and I kept wanting to see how it ended, so it was worth it!

Without any explanation we're brought into the action from page 1 where a powerful and beautiful woman called Night and her panthers pets are hunting down a man called Arron. Meanwhile he's hiding into a building where Night and her panthers can't go in as they can't step into a "civilised" place.

As Night starts spreading a Blight, a moldy looking stuff that transforms everything artificial into wilderness again so that she can gain access, at this point it's where things become really crazy and everyone in the building starts changing without understanding what's happening. Meanwhile the hunter Night is also hunted down by a group of people with incredible powers that want their revenge!

I found this read very interesting and unique as I've never read anything like it, a mix of horror and fantasy very well written. Throughout the story the book goes back and forth present and future and although it made sense in the end, I struggled to understand why at times. Also in the first part of the book we are introduced to lots of people one after another without giving time to the reader to digest all the information.

Having said that, the revelation and the twists at the end made all of the downsides really worth it and I would really encourage you to read it!

One of my favourite quotes was: "This is a place of illusion. In the Wild, there is nothing that is unreal - things either are or they aren't. But humans are geniuses when it comes to deception, especially when they are deceiving themselves".

I really enjoyed this story by Tim Waggoner. It gets off to an immediate, exciting start, with someone being hunted by Night and it immedately throws you into this strange world, with certain rules to it, that make you sit up and take notice. The characterisation is on point and the story moves along at quite a pace!

Tim Waggoner is a writer at the height of his powers with this one. Having read his Writing in the Dark blog posts and his Writitng in the Dark book, I know how much work Tim puts into constructing a story and thinking about character, pace, plot and atmosphere.

A Hunter Called Night is an excellent horror thriller and I hope it does really well.