The Beast Reaver

A Slayer-Summoner Fantasy Adventure

By: Joe Vallen

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

“I should be serving pints at the inn. Instead, I kill beasts to serve me.”

For generations, Peter’s family has run Blackstone Inn. After his father’s accident, its burdens fall to him alone. Leaving is impossible, even if he wanted to. The only way out is to be chosen as the town’s Reaver, a hunter who slays monsters and claims their power.

He wasn’t picked.

But a reclusive wizard has other ideas. Disregarding the Lord’s chosen hero, he offers Peter a Reaving Blade, one that no one knew existed. What Peter does now isn’t ordained by the nobility. His path is his own.

He must kill a beast.

To hunt a monster alone is suicide. To win the favor of the sweet Lady Sophie is less likely still. She distrusts Reavers, just as Peter distrusts the tanned thief who stole his coin purse—tempted as he is by her graceful acrobatics. He’s less worried about monsters than he is her monstrous upbringing, because trouble brews in the shadowy parts of town.

A crime lord witch is terrorizing the slums. Peter can’t stay behind the bar forever.