The Hound Hunters by Adam Niswander
ISBN 978-0-9814888-4-4
$20.00
In the 1930s, Frank Belknap Long first alerted the world to the infamous other-dimensional entities, The Hounds of Tindalos. Now, a modern master of the Mythos has distilled and fortified Long's prophetic vision, revealing the Hounds of Tindalos in their own novel, set in the modern day! The Hound Hunters by Adam Niswander tells the tale of a designer drug whose potent admixture is capable of opening the door to another dimension, admitting those horrific Hounds.
THE HOUND HUNTERS, while a stand-alone novel, is also the third entry in Adam Niswander's loosely connected "Shaman Cycle" of southwestern supernatural thrillers. THE HOUND HUNTERS was preceded by THE CHARM and THE SERPENT SLAYERS.
Now, and for a limited time only, with every purchase of THE HOUND HUNTERS trade paperback, we will also include the first two books in the Shaman Cycle series, at no additional cost! THE CHARM and THE SERPENT SLAYERS are brand new, unread Integra Press hardcovers dating from their original years of release, and made available to us through the generosity of the author.
We will send these first two Shaman Cycle books to you immediately, leaving you plenty of time to get "caught up" with the Shaman Cycle -- before the Hounds of Tindalos catch up with you next Spring, with the release of THE HOUND HUNTERS!
Due to the high cost of international shipping, all three books will be sent in one shipment for overeseas orders.
THE CHARM by Adam Niswander: "Arizona archeologist Jack Foreman unwittingly unleashes a demonic, tornado-like force on the Southwest in Niswander's fast-paced, well-written debut, the first installment in a projected three-volume series entitled "The Shaman Cycle." Imprisoned 500 years ago by a "Great Gathering" of Native Americans and the power of a sacred charm, this instrument of mass bloodshed and destruction must be stopped by a second gathering. Enlisting the aid of Arizona police detective Greg Johnson, New Mexico tribal police sergeant Ed Twohats Redfield and TV weatherman Matt Sharp, Foreman helps shamans from 12 tribes join together to defeat the "beast" in two temporal and three spiritual domains--not an easy task, even with the ancient amulet. An ultimate sacrifice seems to be required... Niswander invests his characters with colorful personalities, displays knowledge of and respect for Native American culture and knows how to weave disparate story lines together into a compelling whole." (from Publishers Weekly, 1993)
THE SERPENT SLAYERS by Adam Niswander: The second in an ambitious series of stand-alone-yet-connected novels by Niswander, this is an uneven but entertaining fantasy/horror tale. Set in present-day Arizona, and including almost all of the Native American shamans who joined together in The Charm to defeat a wind demon, this story also tells of the unleashing of an ancient menace, in this case a 25,000-year-old serpent referred to only as "She." Deep under Casa Malpais, an actual ceremonial complex built by the Mogollon people (A.D. 200-1400), the serpent queen takes control of the archeologists and diggers above her lair, and sends out thousands of poisonous snakes into Phoenix and Springerville to bring humans into submission. A Native American god, Yig, the Scaled One and Father-of-All Serpents, decides to help the shamans bring his "daughter" under control. (from Publishers Weekly, 1994)
The Hound Hunters is the latest in Adam Niswander's Shaman Cycle. Each novel stands alone; however, in the best Lovecraftian tradition all are loosely connected, centering upon a Great Gathering of Native American medicine people who unite, despite tribal rivalries, to battle ancient evils released in the modern world. The shamans are wise men and women who understand that a combination of ancient tradition plus modern technology is a desirable combination. Twelve Native American tribes are authentically represented in the Great Gathering, with the white man functioning as the legendary thirteenth tribe.