Hounacier

Valducan, Book 2

By: Seth Skorkowsky

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine)

Audie Award Finalist, Paranormal, 2016

Eleven years ago atheist Malcolm Romero met a god. Now he's a demon-hunting voodoo priest armed with a holy machete named Hounacier. After the murder of his mentor, he returns to New Orleans to catch the killer. But more is at stake when Malcolm finds himself betrayed and his holy blade stolen. Now Malcolm's only hope to save his soul and to recover Hounacier is the Valducan knight sent to kill him, Matt Hollis, the wielder of the holy revolver Dämoren.

©2015 Seth Skorkowsky (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Narrator R.C. Bray lends his expertise to this darker entry in the Valducan series, which features demon-hunting knights in New Orleans. Bray's deep voice and rich accent suit voodoo practitioner Malcolm exceptionally well." (AudioFile)

even better than the first.

hooked from beginning to end. cant wait to read the third one. good pacing and character development. you can see him growimg as an author from the first to the second books

Solid worldbuilding

Nice use of a different supernatural tradition. But well integrated into the first book's world.

more revealed about the inner workings of Valducan

Hounacier is the name of the enchanted machete carried by Macolm Romero.  Romero was portrayed as an unlikable character in the first novel.  Here he is the main character and more than a little complicated.  His academic path was interrupted when he was introduced to a Voodoo shaman and drawn to the mysterious world of demons he couldn’t deny.

The Valducan barely survived the last attack by the demons who outnumbered them.  Now Romero’s adopted father has been murdered and he has to find out why.  In his impetuousness, he goes it alone, trusting the wrong people.  Taken over by a demon, his only hope may be death at the hand of Damoren, Matt Hollis’s enchanted revolver.

In the second novel of the series, more is revealed about the inner workings of the men called to the Valducan.  We learn more about the demons they are fighting and the men who vow to protect their enchanted weapons.  It is hard to compare the two novels, because the listener has much more understanding of the men and demons.  It is somewhat less satisfying in that regard, fewer things are new, but still a very entertaining novel, just in a different way.

R. C. Bray is excellent as usual. His rich baritone drips with intrigue as he deftly shifts between accents and demons. He is a joy to listen to and brings the story to life.

Hounacier is book two in the Valducan series.  Though there is a nod to the first novel, it stands on its own as a separate volume.  Still, it would be good to read them in order to know what happened previously and understand the special weapons and why they are so important to the men who wield them.  If you enjoyed book one, don’t hesitate to continue on.  Recommended.

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great series RC Bray delivers! Thank you Seth S.

great story and action packed great series RC Bray delivers! Great books need great narrators unfortunate I have passed on titles if the narrator could not capture the stpry

Liked it! But did not Love it!

Been waiting a while for the return of the Valducan's and I can say it was "almost" worth the wait. The beginning had promise but I tired of the drawn out story line. It could have been half the length with the same out come. R.C. Bray was great as usual but he did have a time sorting out the Louisiana accents.

STOP MAKING THE SUMMARY A SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!

If you could sum up Hounacier in three words, what would they be?

BALLSOUT F@#$ing AWESOME!!!!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Hounacier?

I'M NOT A SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!

Have you listened to any of R. C. Bray’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Mr. Bray recorded the previous book Damoren and just like in Damoren he does an awesome job.

Having read the Kindle book first I can say that though the verity of accents, tones and characters voices he is able to give the book a life that is other wise missing

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

AGAIN I'M NOT A SPOILER!!!!!!

Any additional comments?

What the F!@# is up with publishers/writers spoiling the either the first half or even the whole book in the summary!!!!!!! Am I the only one who is tired of reading summary and spent most of the book waiting for the summary to happen!!!!! Espacally when it is an other great twist!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!

Ok... ok...rant over

If you loved Damoen you will love Hounacier but keep in mind that Hounacier is much more of a hard-boiled-noir-mystery then action packed trill ride that Damoen was.

Simply awesome series. This book rocks!

This is an awesome book and a great series. You won't be disappointed. Very exciting and fun to listen to

Fantastic!

I really enjoyed Damoren and Hounacier is just great! Such a creative story in a very original series. Keep 'em coming, Seth Skorkowsky!

Series stays great.

Really liked the first book in the series, and this 2nd doesn’t disappoint. Not only does it maintain its quality in story telling, but shifts perspectives to help keep from getting predictable.

This 2nd book is told from a different knight’s perspective, and tells a whole new story arc. While I like series that have a strong central story this separate story system works well so far.

It is in the same world etc... giving it familiarity, but with a different main character and weapon. This makes it a book you could read and understand well enough without reading the first.

Looking like each book in the series will be a different hunter and their living weapon. Since the characters are well written so far this is looking good for the series overall.

An awesome book about a character I grew to love!

Never thought I'd grow to like Malcolm at first. Yet this book made me grow to love him. He's so badass and defiantly now on my top 5 hunters for this series. Loved the added lore and character growth. That church sequence was fantastic and so damn cool!