Theyâve lived in the woods and cornfields for as long as anyone can remember. Small, humanoid creatures with sharp teeth and grasping hands. The people in whatâs left of the small town Doverton live in fear. Theyâve learned that if they let the creatures take what they want, they wonât be attacked. An uneasy peace has reigned. But no more. The leader of the creatures has decided his kind will be dormant no longer. To survive, they must kill. They will satisfy their unholy hunger with their favorite preyâhumans.
But some humansâfemalesâwill be kept alive in captivityâŚto breed.
The Lurkers: Haunchies, Book 1 (Unabridged) - Kristopher Rufty
Theyâve lived in the woods and cornfields for as long as anyone can remember. Small, humanoid creatures with sharp teeth and grasping hands. The people in whatâs left of the small town Doverton live in fear. Theyâve learned that if they let the creatures take what they want, they wonât be attacked. An uneasy peace has reigned. But no more. The leader of the creatures has decided his kind will be dormant no longer. To survive, they must kill. They will satisfy their unholy hunger with their favorite preyâhumans.
But some humansâfemalesâwill be kept alive in captivityâŚto breed.