Science Fiction
A demon hunter leaving home to keep his family safe is a decent enough hook. The awkward bit, and the interesting bit, is that safety still fails anyway.
That sort of premise does a lot of heavy lifting for a book. You’re not waiting around for the story to get going, because the core problem is already there: protection, distance, and the fact that neither works as neatly as people hope.
I’m always up for that kind of setup in paranormal fiction. Less fuss, more consequence.
That sort of premise does a lot of heavy lifting for a book. You’re not waiting around for the story to get going, because the core problem is already there: protection, distance, and the fact that neither works as neatly as people hope.
I’m always up for that kind of setup in paranormal fiction. Less fuss, more consequence.
The bit that matters is whether the book lets the fallout stay messy. “I left to protect them” is only interesting if the story doesn’t treat that as a clean moral choice. Paranormal romance can be very good at this, or very lazy about it.
I’m more interested in the family damage than the demon, frankly.
I’m more interested in the family damage than the demon, frankly.