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Eternal Hunt
Set in contemporary Alaska, Canada and New York State, The Eternal Hunt is a supernatural thriller based on Iroquois legends. Non-stop action and wonderfully developed characters drive this novel. The main character struggles with his internal demons along with fighting the monster his friend has become. It skillfully blends the modern world with the mystery of American Indian legends. It is a unique addition to the current selections in supernatural novels.
While trapped in a month long storm in the Alaskan wilderness, Logan’s cousin and blood brother, Caleb, becomes a cannibal to survive. Cannibalism opens Caleb's soul up to a vile Indian spirit known as a Wendigo, which possesses him.
After the storm lifts, Logan is the first on the scene to find his friend. All Logan finds is death at the hands of the vicious man eating Wendigo that Caleb has become. Logan barely survives. A near death vision shows Logan he has been chosen by his tribe’s spirits to take up the knife and hunt the Wendigo.
Logan joins the False Face Society of his tribe, the Seneca Indians of the Iroquois nation. He carves a mask of the Wendigo and upon donning it, gains the Wendigo’s powers.
Along the way, Logan is recruited into a secret government organization that monitors supernatural beings. With the combination of their high tech weapons and his Indian spirit powers, Logan hopes to stop the Wendigo. Logan struggles with his desire to save his blood brother and the knowledge that the cannibalistic Wendigo Sprit inhabiting Caleb’s body must be stopped at any cost.
While trapped in a month long storm in the Alaskan wilderness, Logan’s cousin and blood brother, Caleb, becomes a cannibal to survive. Cannibalism opens Caleb's soul up to a vile Indian spirit known as a Wendigo, which possesses him.
After the storm lifts, Logan is the first on the scene to find his friend. All Logan finds is death at the hands of the vicious man eating Wendigo that Caleb has become. Logan barely survives. A near death vision shows Logan he has been chosen by his tribe’s spirits to take up the knife and hunt the Wendigo.
Logan joins the False Face Society of his tribe, the Seneca Indians of the Iroquois nation. He carves a mask of the Wendigo and upon donning it, gains the Wendigo’s powers.
Along the way, Logan is recruited into a secret government organization that monitors supernatural beings. With the combination of their high tech weapons and his Indian spirit powers, Logan hopes to stop the Wendigo. Logan struggles with his desire to save his blood brother and the knowledge that the cannibalistic Wendigo Sprit inhabiting Caleb’s body must be stopped at any cost.
276 pages, Paperback
First published February 20, 2013
About the author
Lucas McWilliams
19 books5 followersLucas has always had a love for comics and games, so much so that he opened his own retail store and later became the Director of Promotions for a division of Mattel. This work experience has given him over 20 years of roleplaying-game storytelling experience in the supernatural, horror and fantasy genres. He has created dozens of worlds, characters and plots for his games. Lucas has written a wealth of material to support his storytelling, but only started writing books in the last couple of years.
Recently, Lucas has been spending a lot of his time sitting in front of the computer with his oldest daughter, Sophia, writing stories that they come up with together. So far, they have written four books together (the Wielders book series) and are still going strong. He hopes to start writing with his two younger daughters soon (something about zombie stuffed animals, I think).
Lucas lives with his family on a hilltop close to the Kentucky River Palisades. His loving family includes Lucas' wife, the local librarian, three wonderfully silly daughters, several outdoor cats and their dog Peanut.
You can contact him at
www.Wielders.us & www.LucasMcWilliams.com
Recently, Lucas has been spending a lot of his time sitting in front of the computer with his oldest daughter, Sophia, writing stories that they come up with together. So far, they have written four books together (the Wielders book series) and are still going strong. He hopes to start writing with his two younger daughters soon (something about zombie stuffed animals, I think).
Lucas lives with his family on a hilltop close to the Kentucky River Palisades. His loving family includes Lucas' wife, the local librarian, three wonderfully silly daughters, several outdoor cats and their dog Peanut.
You can contact him at
www.Wielders.us & www.LucasMcWilliams.com
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March 6, 2015
Eternal Hunt by Lucas McWilliams was for me an interesting story. I love anything to do with the paranormal. When I saw that the book was about an Indian lore of a Wendigo. Well I was on board to listen to this 6+ hour book. Then I was kind of wondering when the ride would be over. It wasn’t that it was bad but, it was not where I put most of the books I listen to at the top.
The book opens up in Bear Ridge, Alaska. A plane goes down and the cousin of
another hunting guide is called out for the search and rescue mission. 5 men and 1 woman team go into the area that the plane crashed. As soon as they get to the crash scene is they come up on the first bloody body. Shredded by what? As each of the rescue party is killed one by one. And that is just in the first 10-20 minutes of the book. There are 3 of the remaining rescue party held up in the cabin. Where all the other survivors of the crash are killed at the hand of what? All dead but one! Caleb, the cousin to one of the remaining rescue party. Logan Long Stride along with the remaining rescue party Liz and Inuk. Was it Caleb that killed them? If not was it a wild animal? Seeing the man like creature as it attacked the others. Logan knows as a full blooded Seneca Indian from New York that Caleb has turned into a Wendigo after eating the others to survive. As the remaining rescue team wait for the helicopter to come back and get them in the morning they hold up in the cabin. Hoping not to be Caleb’s’ next meal. Great start huh? Well, that was about the only one of a few parts that kept my interest. After that it was watching a movie that you just can’t turn away from just to see what happens.
Don’t get me wrong. It was well written. But, Logan seems to spend half the book in every female characters bed! From Liz who was so upset in the cabin and wanted her tensions relieved to his old girlfriend back home. The book could have done with less sex scenes for my taste! Really, I am not a prude but, there was a lot of it. Had Lucas put more time into the main topic of the novel it would definitely would draw me in to see what happens in the next book if this is part of series.
The journey that Logan goes thru from the beginning as a part time hunting guide in Alaska. Bent on returning to Alaska to kill his cousin. He returns home to become what I guess you would call a warrior of his tribe. Joining into an elite group that his grandfather and father belong to. Without question he was initiated into the group. Logan being a blood brother to his cousin finds himself seeing thru his cousin’s eyes and the terror he is raining down around him. Logan finally realizes that his cousin is near each time he has these visions. Now, enter FBI Agent Johannsson questioning what happened in Alaska. Offering her assistance in returning to Alaska to kill Caleb. But, is she really FBI or is she a branch of the FBI that no one knows about? Something Logan is wondering and does find out. Don’t want to give the book away with any spoilers. If you like the Indian paranormal and sex then this is the book for you.
Honestly, 6+ hour book could have really been longer. Just seemed that Lucas McWilliams tried to put a lot into this book and the way it ended you know that there will be more.
Narrated by David Dietz, well that by far was the best part of the book. David as always did a great performance of characters. I am not sure if that is how a Wendigo sounds in the book. I personally think that is would have a deeper more eerie sound and scream. Guess I watch too many of those type of movies. If there is a follow up in the series then I would consider listening to it if David does the narration.
This book was provided to me by Audio Book Reviewer. All of the comments are solely mine and in no way influenced by anyone. I welcome comments and “Was this helpful to my review”
The book opens up in Bear Ridge, Alaska. A plane goes down and the cousin of
another hunting guide is called out for the search and rescue mission. 5 men and 1 woman team go into the area that the plane crashed. As soon as they get to the crash scene is they come up on the first bloody body. Shredded by what? As each of the rescue party is killed one by one. And that is just in the first 10-20 minutes of the book. There are 3 of the remaining rescue party held up in the cabin. Where all the other survivors of the crash are killed at the hand of what? All dead but one! Caleb, the cousin to one of the remaining rescue party. Logan Long Stride along with the remaining rescue party Liz and Inuk. Was it Caleb that killed them? If not was it a wild animal? Seeing the man like creature as it attacked the others. Logan knows as a full blooded Seneca Indian from New York that Caleb has turned into a Wendigo after eating the others to survive. As the remaining rescue team wait for the helicopter to come back and get them in the morning they hold up in the cabin. Hoping not to be Caleb’s’ next meal. Great start huh? Well, that was about the only one of a few parts that kept my interest. After that it was watching a movie that you just can’t turn away from just to see what happens.
Don’t get me wrong. It was well written. But, Logan seems to spend half the book in every female characters bed! From Liz who was so upset in the cabin and wanted her tensions relieved to his old girlfriend back home. The book could have done with less sex scenes for my taste! Really, I am not a prude but, there was a lot of it. Had Lucas put more time into the main topic of the novel it would definitely would draw me in to see what happens in the next book if this is part of series.
The journey that Logan goes thru from the beginning as a part time hunting guide in Alaska. Bent on returning to Alaska to kill his cousin. He returns home to become what I guess you would call a warrior of his tribe. Joining into an elite group that his grandfather and father belong to. Without question he was initiated into the group. Logan being a blood brother to his cousin finds himself seeing thru his cousin’s eyes and the terror he is raining down around him. Logan finally realizes that his cousin is near each time he has these visions. Now, enter FBI Agent Johannsson questioning what happened in Alaska. Offering her assistance in returning to Alaska to kill Caleb. But, is she really FBI or is she a branch of the FBI that no one knows about? Something Logan is wondering and does find out. Don’t want to give the book away with any spoilers. If you like the Indian paranormal and sex then this is the book for you.
Honestly, 6+ hour book could have really been longer. Just seemed that Lucas McWilliams tried to put a lot into this book and the way it ended you know that there will be more.
Narrated by David Dietz, well that by far was the best part of the book. David as always did a great performance of characters. I am not sure if that is how a Wendigo sounds in the book. I personally think that is would have a deeper more eerie sound and scream. Guess I watch too many of those type of movies. If there is a follow up in the series then I would consider listening to it if David does the narration.
This book was provided to me by Audio Book Reviewer. All of the comments are solely mine and in no way influenced by anyone. I welcome comments and “Was this helpful to my review”
October 15, 2014
Windigo Story
The Windigo stories, it is surmised, came out of the fear of dwindling supplies and starvation. Underlying fear that glimmers in Windigo stories is the constantly desperate struggle to survive – food ran out, the weather was prohibitive, cannibalism was an inevitable result. There is nothing worse than being alone, cold and hungry – the mind begins to play tricks. As a result, Windigo became this huge creature, 20-30′ feet high, with a block of ice surrounding it, particularly its heart, he was lipless, great bloody fangs, and bloody feet, hissing breath you could hear for miles, great speed and supernatural strength. – Shannon Thunderbird, M.A., Gispudwada Tribe – An Interview with Thunderbird About Windigo
Life in the wilds of Alaska can be not only hard, but deadly. Bitter cold and starvation are very real, and loneliness in this bitter landscape can drive even the most stable beyond madness. When Caleb’s plane goes down in the backcountry, his cousin Logan knows that he must reach him as quickly as possible if he is to have any chance of surviving. However, what he finds when he finally locates Caleb at an old trapper’s cabin proves that sometimes, survival isn’t for the best.
Lucas McWilliams has written an action/thriller with researched elements of Windigo legend. Of course, the Windigo is not just a Native American legend, but rather an archetype settled within the collective unconscious of humanity, harkening back to a time when humans huddled together in fear of the dark. The dark is inherent in this particular tale, on many levels – from the Windigo to the modern day military political machine.
The research on the Seneca and the Windigo myth is good, and the overall storyline showed promise. Personally, as a Native Quapaw, I was uncomfortable with the “prototypical Native American Mythos/Character” developed by the author. It is easy for a non-native author to gather up legends and weave them into their books. It is harder to not fall into the trap of creating such a clichéd stereotype as to insult the very people you are writing about.
This is, in my opinion of course, a book geared towards teenaged male ideology.
The women in the book are weak and hypersexual, falling into bed with the lead character without a whimper, no matter how badly he treats them. Though there is a supposed relationship between the lead and one of the female characters, he has no problem with having sex with other women on a whim, encouraging the idea that “real men” don’t do honesty. The action is well enough written, but again, the stereotypes in the book were uncomfortable for me. There are highly unrealistic happenings in what should be the “realistic” parts of the book, but the horror portions make up for it. Overall, though I am a huge fan of Joe Hill, Matthew Reilly, James Rollins, Richard Matheson and other action adventure and horror writers, I couldn’t really compare this book with any of my favorites.
Maybe because I had issues with the Windigo portion of the tale, but also because of the misogynistic bent. Be that as it may, for a certain audience this book will definitely appeal.
I received this book from Audiobooks Monthly in return for a realistic review. All thoughts are my own.
The Windigo stories, it is surmised, came out of the fear of dwindling supplies and starvation. Underlying fear that glimmers in Windigo stories is the constantly desperate struggle to survive – food ran out, the weather was prohibitive, cannibalism was an inevitable result. There is nothing worse than being alone, cold and hungry – the mind begins to play tricks. As a result, Windigo became this huge creature, 20-30′ feet high, with a block of ice surrounding it, particularly its heart, he was lipless, great bloody fangs, and bloody feet, hissing breath you could hear for miles, great speed and supernatural strength. – Shannon Thunderbird, M.A., Gispudwada Tribe – An Interview with Thunderbird About Windigo
Life in the wilds of Alaska can be not only hard, but deadly. Bitter cold and starvation are very real, and loneliness in this bitter landscape can drive even the most stable beyond madness. When Caleb’s plane goes down in the backcountry, his cousin Logan knows that he must reach him as quickly as possible if he is to have any chance of surviving. However, what he finds when he finally locates Caleb at an old trapper’s cabin proves that sometimes, survival isn’t for the best.
Lucas McWilliams has written an action/thriller with researched elements of Windigo legend. Of course, the Windigo is not just a Native American legend, but rather an archetype settled within the collective unconscious of humanity, harkening back to a time when humans huddled together in fear of the dark. The dark is inherent in this particular tale, on many levels – from the Windigo to the modern day military political machine.
The research on the Seneca and the Windigo myth is good, and the overall storyline showed promise. Personally, as a Native Quapaw, I was uncomfortable with the “prototypical Native American Mythos/Character” developed by the author. It is easy for a non-native author to gather up legends and weave them into their books. It is harder to not fall into the trap of creating such a clichéd stereotype as to insult the very people you are writing about.
This is, in my opinion of course, a book geared towards teenaged male ideology.
The women in the book are weak and hypersexual, falling into bed with the lead character without a whimper, no matter how badly he treats them. Though there is a supposed relationship between the lead and one of the female characters, he has no problem with having sex with other women on a whim, encouraging the idea that “real men” don’t do honesty. The action is well enough written, but again, the stereotypes in the book were uncomfortable for me. There are highly unrealistic happenings in what should be the “realistic” parts of the book, but the horror portions make up for it. Overall, though I am a huge fan of Joe Hill, Matthew Reilly, James Rollins, Richard Matheson and other action adventure and horror writers, I couldn’t really compare this book with any of my favorites.
Maybe because I had issues with the Windigo portion of the tale, but also because of the misogynistic bent. Be that as it may, for a certain audience this book will definitely appeal.
I received this book from Audiobooks Monthly in return for a realistic review. All thoughts are my own.
January 26, 2017
I have a love/hate relationship with this book and let me tell you why. I had to google this and see was there two different authors writing this book because this book read like there was!!! One author nailed the action, the tenseness, the Wendigo and the Indian lore and legends, then the other author was this mad sex creep who made the MC act like a sex mad fool. But no, it's one author, and all I can say is WTH?? How can you go from making the book grab you in the first 10 mins with the action and then all of a sudden have the MC jump into bed with ever single female he met, all the while supposedly being in love with someone else?? It totally destroyed the book for me.
The Wendigo has always been a creature that has fascinated and repulsed me, the lore behind them is something that has a ring of truth to it but their appearance is repulsive and horrible. The author did a good job with the lore and bringing the thing to life. I liked how we got to see glimpses into the head of the creature. He did a great job of bringing the Indian lore and traditions to life too. That was the part of the book I liked best.... the lore, the history and the action and adventure of trying to find the creature and figuring out how to either kill it, then the author goes and ruins the book by adding the sex!!
As I said, I hated what the author did. There was absolutely no need for him to make the MC jump into bed with every single female he met. It really ruined an otherwise great book. Logan started out being an awesome character and I had high hopes for him, but by the end of the book I loathed him! He professes his love for a girl and two seconds later, jumps into bed with someone else. Now I'm sorry, but there was no need for it. It felt like he threw in sex just because. There was NO need for it!!!
In all, it's an OKish read. Get rid of the unnecessary sex from the book and you would have a good read. I don't think I would read another book in the series though, if there was one, as I loathed Logan and didn't care what happened him by the end.
David Dietz was the saving grace with the audio. He has an impressive array of tones and voices and nailed the action parts. He made the Wendigo stand out, and frightened me a few times when the Wendigo howled!! Great performance.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
The Wendigo has always been a creature that has fascinated and repulsed me, the lore behind them is something that has a ring of truth to it but their appearance is repulsive and horrible. The author did a good job with the lore and bringing the thing to life. I liked how we got to see glimpses into the head of the creature. He did a great job of bringing the Indian lore and traditions to life too. That was the part of the book I liked best.... the lore, the history and the action and adventure of trying to find the creature and figuring out how to either kill it, then the author goes and ruins the book by adding the sex!!
As I said, I hated what the author did. There was absolutely no need for him to make the MC jump into bed with every single female he met. It really ruined an otherwise great book. Logan started out being an awesome character and I had high hopes for him, but by the end of the book I loathed him! He professes his love for a girl and two seconds later, jumps into bed with someone else. Now I'm sorry, but there was no need for it. It felt like he threw in sex just because. There was NO need for it!!!
In all, it's an OKish read. Get rid of the unnecessary sex from the book and you would have a good read. I don't think I would read another book in the series though, if there was one, as I loathed Logan and didn't care what happened him by the end.
David Dietz was the saving grace with the audio. He has an impressive array of tones and voices and nailed the action parts. He made the Wendigo stand out, and frightened me a few times when the Wendigo howled!! Great performance.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
March 7, 2013
I had been looking for a good thriller book within the supernatural genre for a while now and finally found what I was looking for! Eternal Hunt by Lucas McWilliams was far beyond what I expected. McWilliams is a great writer! Eternal Hunt is based on American Indian legends and follows Logan and his blood brother Caleb, who becomes possessed with the evil man-eating spirit Wendigo. The story follows how Logan attempts to save his blood brother from the evil spirit and is packed with action, excitement, suspense, and thrill. Definitely worth every penny to read and highly recommended!
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