Books and Anthologies by Hunter Kay Wallace
First editions of the Migratory Farmer books and short stories, as well as the War Hamster anthology, available in ebook and paperback via Amazon! Order signed copies for just the price of the book, plus media shipping, at contact@hunterkaywallace.com! Free shipping for orders $35+.
The Shaman's Bones
Migratory Farmers: Book 1
Fierce animal gods, omens in the stars, and a quest to find a very special set of bones
When Yolenda is made an ambassador in her caravan of migratory farmers, it's a dream come true—until a trade in a village on the equator goes terribly wrong. The skies foretell trouble, the spirit animals are angry, and shadow monsters prowl the night. Worst of all, Yolenda is supposed to fix everything. To do so, she'll need the bones to summon the greatest spirit animal of all.
Yolenda isn't alone. She has the help of the resentful young man whose life she’s ruined, a gorgeous bone collector obsessed with corpses, a nanny-turned-sleuth, and a very attractive blasphemer who hates the spirits even more than Yolenda does.
She'd rather be alone. Or stealing glances at the broad-shouldered, brown-eyed blasphemer.
No, she'd rather be alone. Maybe.
Stitching Power
Migratory Farmers: Book 2
A fierce war, an upset guild, and a quest to find the god of sewing.
After a year adventuring the world with migratory farmers who grow specialty crops, Anyo has enough currency to pay for his dream—until folk in the far north attack his caravan. His earnings destroyed, and now grounded in a war-struck lowland, Anyo will do anything to raise the funds for his escape.
Including working in a women's-only magical sewing guild. What could go wrong? Anyo's boss only wants him fired, violence is escalating, and the regional god is missing. He had better unlock the secrets of sewing magic if he wants to escape the lowland before it goes up in flames.
He isn't alone. He has the help of his best friend and her questionable new pet, a failed spy, and the seamstress who hates him most of all.
His odds aren't good. Especially when it grows harder and harder to stay away from the seamstress.
Or maybe his odds are nothing without her.
Aluminum Ziggurat
Migratory Farmers: Book 3
A fierce gang, an accidental marriage, and a quest to solve a murder mystery.
When Inona and her migratory farming caravan arrive at the richest city in the meridian, the last thing she’s expecting is a murder—let alone her own accidental marriage and a work contract with the regional gods. The city is in chaos, a violent gang is on the loose, and the gods have a job for Inona: catch the killer.
She isn’t alone. She has the help of her feisty familiar, friends more handy with sewing needles than weapons, a woman with the curse of death, and the man who drives Inona mad in the best and worst of ways.
It’d be more convenient if he and Inona weren’t chained together.
But she’d rather solve a murder with him than anyone else.
I love Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, about Earth's four seasons. Each concerto expresses the distinct beauty of a different time of year. I took it, examined it, and broke it! I designed Serendipity, a world with no seasons, and researched what that world would look like. Some plants, such as apples and wheat, cannot reproduce without seasons. Without seasons, soil would grow poor. Animals wouldn't migrate. Bugs and disease would run rampant in wet, warm regions. The best place to call home would be somewhere hot and dry, such as the desert oasis featured in The Shaman's Bones. Conversely, Stitching Power was inspired by the stories my mother used to tell me of when she worked in a sewing factory, back when they were stateside. Gritty women and sewing needles at their best!
Not at all! Okay, just a little. They're about migratory farmers, the best adventurers in the world. In each book, they explore a new settlement (or a few) on their caravan's route and have adventures with new magic. Every novel promises magic, adventure, and a happily-ever-after romance.
In whatever order you'd like to! You'll enjoy reoccurring characters most from book to book by reading them in order, but every novel is a standalone adventure with a romance, magic, and a happy ending.
Do you mean the shadow monsters that possess people? Or the animal deities that fight them off? Or are we talking about the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and extinct-as-we-know-them mega fauna? Just read The Shaman's Bones. I promise you a Tasmanian tiger.
Well, I couldn't CALL it that, since Tasmania doesn't exist in the world Serendipity. Read The Shaman's Bones, chapter 15. Really. I'll throw in a Tasmanian devil, too. Hint: both are marsupials.
Book 3 in the Migratory Farmers series, The Aluminum Ziggurat, releases in 2025. Look forward to Inona and Petrovich getting into major trouble involving an enchanted chain, a gang, and the god of aluminum making!
War Hamster . . . Tails Untold
12 story anthology by Bayonet Books Press
Gear up for a wild ride with War Hamster …Tails Untold, an electrifying anthology!
This pulse-pounding collection of fantasy and science fiction stories unleashes a menagerie of ferocious hamster heroes battling against impossible odds. From a grizzled starship captain hauling mysterious cargo in the gritty depths of space to valiant hamster paladins wielding flaming blades on war-torn battlefields, these tales explore courage, loyalty, and the unbreakable spirit of the underdog. Featuring gripping stories by Hunter Kay Wallace, Jena Rey, Teri Kay Jobe, J.R. Handley, and more, this anthology will leave you cheering for the pint-sized warriors who prove that even the smallest creatures can change the galaxy. Will you join the War Hamster’s fearless charge?
* Includes the short story A Summons to the Wrong God by Hunter Kay Wallace:
Tonight, shadow monsters prowl the desert. But no worries--Yolenda, shaman of her tribe, can summon a protector god. While also navigating her own wedding. Sure, she can multitask. Right up until the moment that she summons the wrong god. Too late to do anything but run with it.
This standalone short story explores a previously unseen event that takes place during The Shaman's Bones, Book 1 in the Migratory Farmers series.