Ex, the youngest and most excitable member of the Phi Hunters Order, finds his road to glory interrupted when a heavily pregnant runaway enlists his help to escape through the ghost-infected forest…
We’re thrilled to share the cover of Salinee Goldenberg’s The Last Phi Hunter , a new fantasy novel publishing April 2024 with Angry Robot Books.
Ex, the youngest and most excitable member of the Phi Hunters Order, travels the haunted countryside stalking and slaying the ghosts and demons of Suyoram Kingdom. While he takes great pride in his mystical trade, collecting dwindling bounties and peddling butchered spirit organs lacks the glory he craves. Ex believes the only way to win the respect of his guild is to hunt down a legendary demon—one that eluded even his masters, and hasn’t been seen for decades.
In a run-down provincial village, Ex gets ripped off by another stingy client, and is on the wrong end of a one-sided bar fight when Arinya, a charming muay-boran boxing champion, saves him from a brutal ass-kicking, despite being nine months pregnant. In return, she asks for his escort through the dangerous, spirit-filled forest, where ghosts salivate over the scent of the unborn.
When they’re attacked by agents of the crown, Arinya confesses that she is the prized consort of the crown-prince, and the new queen seeks to eliminate all possible usurpers, which includes Arinya’s unborn child.
Feeling responsible for Arinya’s safety, Ex vows to help her return home. But as more of the consort’s secrets emerge and the elusive demon he’s been seeking calls out, he must face the dangers from both men and monsters, or lose not only the respect and sanctuary of his guild, but also the woman he’s trying not to fall in love with.
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Salinee Goldenberg is a multimedia artist and musician living in Washington D.C. In addition to writing novels, she produces videos and animations, paints, and plays in bands. She previously worked as the senior video producer at Bethesda Softworks, creating narrative trailers for all their properties. She is a recipient of the 2020-21 Writing Excuses Retreat scholarship, and writes diverse characters from the perspective of a queer, biracial WOC.
