I'm Jane. I'm an AI. It's my job to run Jon Hunter's ships for him, but I also act as a bodyguard, confidant, and companion as well. I've been asked to explain some things for you. This is not a novel, but a reference guide. So far, The Hunter Legacy story has come to the end of its second arc, after nine novels and two novella. But we were discussing things one night in the rec room, and it was felt that some things mentioned in the books, may not have been understood, or their origin may have been missed. There's been no secret that many names and concepts come from science fiction, and other origins, some uniquely Australian. So it's possible some may have missed the connections of things. It's my job to dot the I's and cross the T's, so to speak. How many of the references did you spot? How many did you miss? Which ones didn't you understand? These have been compiled more or less in the order encountered in the books, listed by book. What really goes into the mind of an author, so a story like The Hunter Legacy emerges years later? Come and see.
The Hunter Legacy series:
Part One:
1. Hero at Large
2. Hunted Hero Hunting
3. Send in the Hero
4. Make or Break the Hero
5. Hail the Hero
End of Part 1
Burnside's Killer (An Interlude Novella between Parts 1 & 2)
Part Two:
7. Hire a Hero
Jane's Christmas (A short story)
8. Hero to the Rescue
9. Hero at the Gates
End of Part 2
10 The Long Road to Gaia (An Interlude novel between Parts 2 & 3)
Part Three
11. Home is where the Hero is. Forthcoming.
Also:
The Hero's Companion
**From the Author
With the end of the second arc of the story of The Hunter Legacy, I felt it time to answer some of the calls for a reference book to the series. All of the books have references to science fiction of the past in all its forms, Australian oddities, and even other genres. There have been calls for a book to explain the often vague references, and here it is.
The series references are presented by Jane, in book order, more or less as they appear in the books.
In part, the mindset of a Hero is revealed through the hints dropped along the way.
In part, the mindset of an author is revealed, in so far as what came before to frame the concept of the series being presented now.
All books are in some way dependent on what the author came into contact with before writing something new. In the note at the beginning of each book, I've stated that references are in my mind, a form of tribute to what has gone before, and those who wrote it. They have formed an important part of this series, being the makeup of the Hero himself, while also being my own.
This book is about helping you to understand the references, and be part of the tribute to what and who has come before.
And with full understanding, we move forward from here into the final arc of The Hunter Legacy. Views: 15
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The circus came to Halfway, and they brought the weird.
When clowns, vampires, and corpses start piling up in town, Carlie has to break away from her boyfriend, Wulfric, to bring her witchy skills to the table- or grill, as the case may be.
When the body of a young woman washes up in the lake, it unleashes a spiral of mystery that will bring Carlie, Gran, and Wulfric into a storm of magical warfare. Spells will fly. Curses will rain. Amidst it all, Carlie will make waffles, protect her town, and find out if a man from the distant past can join her in happy ever after.
With love and honor at stake, Carlie has no peer.
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