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Tracking Trouble: A Queer Dark Fantasy Prequel (Spellster and the Hound) Kindle Edition

by Aldrea Alien (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
A jaded mage-hunter. A mystery that's better left unsolved. And a choice that tests morals against codes.

For years, Tracker’s life has had two facets: Hunting spellsters and entertaining strangers in his bed. Few doubt he's good at both, although only one is considered acceptable amongst the King's Hounds. His trip to Toptower should be just another task in an endless string of routine. Take down any dangerous spellster he finds and send the timid ones to Demarn’s tower prison.

It is a role he was born to play. One he has grown weary of.

But there's something off about the spellsters he’s encountering. The people he typically finds aren't usually this powerful or anywhere near as lethal to a man immune to magic. It's as if something, or someone, is releasing them with an eye to weaken an already harried kingdom. To what end, he cannot be certain of. History is littered with the dangers of magic running unchecked.

He must uncover the truth, and quickly. But with all leads pointing one way, will he be able to uphold the code of the King's Hounds once he finds it?

*This book contains violence, gore and explicit adult themes.*
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  5. Publication date
    January 31, 2022
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09B8XVP8C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thardrandian Publications
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Spellster and the Hound
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

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Aldrea Alien

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Aldrea Alien is a multi-award-winning, USA Today Bestselling Author of lgbt & fantasy romance.

Hailing from New Zealand, she lives with a menagerie of animals, most of whom are convinced they're just as human as the next person. Especially the cats! By day, they wrangle the family. By night, they write.

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  • Lisa Perez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tempting start to a new series.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
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    Great start to this series, the book lays the groundwork for the part of the Spellster universe that takes place in the region of Demarn. In Demarn, spellsters are feared and are contained in a tower. If they leave the tower, they are leashed. The kingdom is using spellsters to fight a war.

    Tracker is a hound who was trained since birth for his job tracking escaped and unidentified spellsters. After many years of his own grooming, abuse, and at times, torture, Tracker no longer blindly captures spellsters without reason. This book is not a romance, but it is adventurous and full of danger and challenges. I look forward to learning more about this world in the next book in the series.
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  • acpatrick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Tracking His Destiny
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022
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    As one of the king's hounds, Tracker has lived a brutal and lonely life. His job is to track down and capture or kill rogue magic users. Unlike his fellow hounds, he has a conscience and doubts about his job. It is a good fantasy story, but contains a lot of violence, gore and killing, which may be too much for some readers. The ending is a bit abrupt and is effectively like a cliffhanger, as it is clear there is more to the story. While there are some off-page sexual encounters, there is no romantic storyline.
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  • Abrianna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022
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    This book is amazing. I already loved Tracker from the original run of In Pain and Blood, but reading this book gives us a clearer, deeper look into the hound and his motivations. He's been so broken down by his lot in life, taught to do his job and worry about nothing else. My heart ached for him as we learned more about his history.
    While this isn't a romance, we get to see who Tracker is and how much Dylan helps bring him to life in their book. This book is dark, it's bloody and gritty, it will pull at your heartstrings as Tracker as so many big feelings but no one to share them with. I cannot wait for the re-write of the first book to happen as we now know who Tracker is, we can see the evolution of who he later becomes.
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  • Perry Hays
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Kings Hound
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022
    This tale isn’t a long one, so the author did great at starting off with an action scene. It thrust me into the mindset of the MC quickly, revealing much background about Tracker (the MC) very efficiently.
    Then, a lot of attention is placed on the MC hooking up for sexual gratification. Gotta say, that was the least favorite part of this tale. I want storyline, and action scenes. I can find romance tales everywhere. Yep, an entire chapter I just skimmed through.
    Thankfully, the storyline comes back. The MC had a traumatic childhood, which did include a stint in a brothel. This author dies do an amazing job portraying Trackers continuous struggle between his duty and his morality. His duty as a kings hound is to hunt spellsters. It is clear that not everything he was raised to believe about hounds and spellsters are all true. This books redemption is being able to read on to find out what is true or false.
    This tale definitely has diverse and mature content along with an admittedly unique and entertaining storyline. Other than the first sexual scene early in the tale, the rest of the mature content was entirely fittingly placed and really didn’t get carried away in detail unnecessarily (IMO). I do know for other readers, they enjoy tons of explicit content so there is always an audience.
    All my reviews are always voluntarily written.
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  • Coffee♥︎
    4.0 out of 5 stars immersive
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
    This book has the kind of world building that feels immersive without being overwhelming: there are intricate dynamics galore and everything and everyone is *complicated* in really interesting and rewarding ways. I love stories with characters who are in the process of figuring out their own surroundings and their role within them, and you get that here, with Tracker piecing together what’s shifted in the world, and job, he inhabits. Well worth a read.

    *I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • alias11
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not a romance, but definitely an intense and intriguing tale
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022
    Interesting and intriguing story. Almost a character study into who and what Tracker is and how he came to be at this current place in his life. As warned in the description, the story is dark and violent. Not a romance, but definitely an intense and intriguing tale with strong world and character building.

    I received a free review copy and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.
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  • Belinda Zamora
    4.0 out of 5 stars Elven fantasy, mystery, magic and intrigue
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
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    Tracker is his name and his game, so to speak.
    He tracks Spellsters for the King.
    While Tracker appears to be a fun loving elf who doesn't particularly care what flavor his entertainment is, he's actually got a dark past that is only alluded to here.
    While currently flushing out Spellsters things are not exactly going according to plan and he's left with more questions than answers and he's intent on finding them.
    Plenty of mystery, intrigue and fast paced action that kept me thoroughly engaged and definitely has me anticipating the next book.
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