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The Hunters by David Wragg

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The Hunters is actually the third book by David Wragg that I am reading and am happy to say, with each book, David's been upping his writing game. The Hunters, first of a proposed trilogy called Tales of the Plain is something of a western adventure set in a fantasy world, a departure from his debut duology ( Articles of Faith which was excellent stuff, by the way!)  First things first, that cover. By Gods, what a beautiful beautiful cover. Done by Gavin Reece, the very distinctive art work really stands out ( Reminds you of the rollicking Nicholas Eames' debut Kings of the Wyld!) and accurately gives us the picture of the ‘hunters’! So the Hunters is the first book in the trilogy called Tales of the Plain following the adventures of the duo - Ree and Javani, living out their boring mundane lives in a dustbowl of an outpost tucked away from the ruthless politicking of kingdoms and empires. But as we start the book, we understand that Ree has secrets from her past, that she'