Comes a Reckoning

Quincy Harker Collection, Book 8

By: John G. Hartness

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

The conclusion of the Quincy Harker/Bubba the Monster Hunter Crossover is here!

It's been a long trip, and the body count has been devastating. But despite all their losses, Quincy Harker and his team must soldier on and finish the job. And this job is hunting the SOB that's been making their lives a living hell for the last two years.

Who is behind the corruption at DEMON?

Who is this mysterious Chancellor?

Why are there Nazis in Virginia?

What the hell is up with that burrito truck?!?

There will be explosions, bloodshed, battle, and revelations galore as Harker, Bubba, and both their teams band together in a fight that has been brewing far longer than Harker has any idea. Old grudges will be brought to light, world-wide conspiracies will be uncovered, and deep dark secrets will come back out of the past to haunt Harker and his whole crew as he answers for mistakes of his past in Comes A Reckoning.

©2021 John G. Hartness (P)2022 Tantor

Fun Listen

This is an enjoyable book but I think the series is running out of steam. Some villains pop up in a deus ex machina kind of way while others are telegraphed from the very beginning.

The commentary on the modern day world does hit home a bit but in a very good way.

Had to go there

The series as whole was a good listen. I got to the last book and it was so woke it made me cringe. Politics aside it would be an excellent listen. Woah is me because of race is getting old. I didn’t even know one of characters was “ of color “ till the book went where a novel about killing monsters should never go. One thing not everyone in the south are racist rednecks not all whites regardless of politics are nazis. Not all people of color are discriminated against. The last novel in the series full of woke politics and does not represent the majority of Americans opinions on either side.

Intense!

This book was more intense than I expected! It's no wonder John brought in the redneck to be comic relief, because Quincy was too busy killing Nazis!

Eighth book and loved them all..

This is the end of Harker’s Story but this author could’ve gone on and on with this series as far as I’m concerned. I absolutely loved Harker and Beck’s and Glory and Luke as well as all the other heroes. As for the continuation with Bubba as the hero I won’t be going forward with that series. I simply can’t see a hero with a ponytail down the middle of his back and a nasty beard like ZZ Top down the middle of his chest. That would be a hard pass for me.

No romance and the F-bomb was used 134 times.

As for the narration: fabulous!

great but a little inconsistent

I love a series overall but it has been kind of inconsistent and those inconsistencies drive me crazy. he will fight one type of being that is a half breed but will not believe in the existence of its other half of its parental lineage he makes references to things he says he has no idea what they are because of his age and then immediately references something super secure about it in the same book. but the immersiveness gets ruined when you feel like there's a glitch in The Matrix.

Love this universe, but....

When I first looked at the reviews for this installment there were several scathing reviews that mentioned the author's politics coming out in the story line. It looks like they have all since been removed by Audible but there are several still on Amazon. I find it annoying when any author allows their political views to shine through in a fictional book, but it is especially annoying when the genre is UF. I listen to UF books to escape real life and lose myself in another world.

That being said, I am a long time John G. Hartness fan and I love the Quincy Harker series. I am hoping that Hartness will not continue to shed his views in future installments but I am planning to continue with this and his other series. I like his humor and writing style. This was a good book and I recommend it if you are a fan.

As always, the narration was excellent!

amazing addition to an incredible series

A wonderful addition to the fun, funny, and demonic Quincy Harker saga. Eagerly awaiting more!

Love the narrator of this series

I have fallen in love with these characters. I enjoy they have the vernacular of pirates and attitudes. I also truly enjoy that the author knows his listeners and readers don’t need everything spelled out for them and are intelligent enough to infer things.

Reaper reckoning with a Bubba assist

What’s better than a snarky monster hunter? Why two snarky monster hunters, of course. Harker’s Scooby gang gets an assist from redneck Bubba & Company from the author’s other series. While I found the other series a bit more juvenile, Bubba’s contribution as a “this town ain’t big enough for the both of us meat heads” supporting character works without taking over Harker’s story. It’s not necessary to have read the other series to enjoy the crossover. Pay attention at the start of each chapter announcing the POV because both guys sound so alike, it can be hard to remember who’s POV is on.

This book ends the Chancellor/Nazi trilogy, unless you count the Flash Gordon ending (which I don’t). While the plot was rather predictable, I still enjoyed the pulpy good times and the self-aware nods to comic book superhero stories and pop culture references.

Given the Marvel nods, however, there was a missed opportunity for an Avengers Assemble final battle. Perhaps because there was only one big bad, instead of a colorful team of baddies, I felt like the team members were under utilized and it ended up being The Quincy Harker show a lot of the time. But, I get it; he IS the headliner. And he puts on a mouthy, vicious good show.

John did it again!

Yet again another fantastic adventure ! That totally didn't go where I thought it would ! Bravo !! Now enough of that...BACK TO WORK...lol