Half-Horn

Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #23

by Joshua Reynolds, John Banks (Narrator), Toby Longworth (Narrator)

Advent Calendar 2018: Day Twenty-Three

Three underhive fugitives shelter around a fire in the midst of a storm. They must be safe here, for the only one who could track them is Gor Half-horn. And he's a myth, isn't he?

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE
It's a Necromunda story about how a bounty hunter's reputation can inspire as much fear as the reality – and Gor Half-horn's reputation is terrifying indeed.

THE STORY
Kaya, Gull and Vaughn are on the run. After a job gone wrong, the trio of hive-scum have a price on their head and aren't welcome in any reputable settlement. As they shelter from a hive-storm in an abandoned hab-unit in the deep sump, they're sure they're safe from any who might be seeking them. They are wrong. Gor Half-horn is coming for them, and none escape the abhuman bounty hunter once he has their scent…

Running time 19 minutes. Performed by John Banks, Toby Longworth, Gesella Ohaka & Andrew Wincott.

Genres: Science Fiction

1 pages, Audible Audio

First published December 23, 2018

About the author

Josh Reynolds’ work has previously appeared in such anthologies as Historical Lovecraft from Innsmouth Free Press and Horror for the Holidays from Miskatonic River Press, and his novel, Knight of the Blazing Sun, is currently available from Black Library. He can be found at: http://joshuamreynolds.wordpress.com

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Reviews

[doowopapocalypse · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think “wet” would be the best word to describe this one. I would have liked to have seen the scummers ends be treated with a bit of an “And Then There Was None” spirit, but with the space of the story this wasn’t really an option. The legend of Gor Half-Horn is built up decently and he’s just as brutal in reality.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

And we are three-for-three on two-star offerings from the Venators Necromunda audio series. This one was almost verging on horror but the thing that is interesting about beastmen isn't really their monstrous appearance so I fail to see why the author went that route. Disappointing.

[Vansh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mid?

[Hawke Embers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun Predator style short that has fun with the deteriorating partnership amoung thieves as they are picked off one by one by a terrifying foe.