Hunter & the Hounds (Avalon From the Ashes Series) (Volume 1)

The King’s Hunter, who tracks and captures thieves and killers, is set on the trail of a kidnapper, who has stolen away a child from a neighboring king, which sends him and his hounds, a rare breed called as wiedmurths. With bow and sword he pursues the kidnapper Thias through the lands of Goretoore, a dwarven wizard in tow, through the wild. In a dreaded forest, called the Cline, the Hunter and his fast made company of travelers move cautiously through the crow wood in hopes of finding the child, Dorrin, as deadly and strange forces move to ensnare them. Their path unsure, they journey the darkened forest as mysteries arise around them.