Monster Hunter Bloodlines

The chaos god Asag has kept quiet since the City of Monsters was destroyed, but Monster Hunter International is sure he is still working to unravel reality. Their best chance of stopping him is one of Isaac Newton's Ward Stones, a device made to bring down demons and Old Gods.

The stone surfaces at a supernatural arms deal in Atlanta. Owen Pitt, who narrates, is sent to observe the sale. A shapeshifting motorcyclist crashes the deal and rides off with the stone.

Now every faction wants it. Cultists who worship snakes, the Monster Control Bureau and the Vatican's Secret Guard all move in. So do assorted monsters and a relentless rider on a hell horse. The thief, meanwhile, is trying to turn her haul into cash.

Earl Harbinger, Julie Shackleford and the rest of the team scramble to keep the stone from the wrong hands. This is the eighth novel in the Monster Hunter International series. The chase is fast, violent and darkly funny, with gunfights and monsters throughout, and it builds toward a showdown that decides the stakes for the whole world.