Kindle
$2.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Paperback
$5.99
Kindle Price: $2.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Audiobook Price: $13.08

Save: $5.59 (43%)

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Follow the author

John G. Hartness
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Into the Mystic - A Bubba the Monster Hunter Novella Kindle Edition

by John G. Hartness (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
See all formats and editions
Part One of Bubba's Epic Quest into Fairyland!

Bubba's mama came to him for help, and now he's got absent mama drama!

Why did his mother abandon her family all those years ago?
What is this about a sister?
And what does she mean she's a fairy princess?

Does this mean Bubba is a fairy? That's just weird.

Bubba, Agent Amy, Skeeter, Uncle Father Joe, and Mama have to go to FairyLand to save Bubba's sister from Puck, the trickster from Midsummer. He's kidnapped baby sis and is going to use her as leverage against Mad Queen Mab. Or maybe against Titania and Oberon. Or maybe he's go some other plan up his squirrelly sleeves.

To get his sister back, Bubba has to travel all over the south to find a way to get Into the Mystic!

What people have to say about Bubba -

"Cross Larry the Cable Guy with The Dresden Files, and you have Bubba the Monster Hunter"

"Reminds me a bit of Ash from Army of Darkness"

"Hartness spins another tale of redneck mayhem full of his usual sarcastic humor."

What is a Novella?
A novella is a short novel, between 25,000 and 50,000 words, or 100-200 pages. They are designed to be quick reads, to fill a commute or short plane ride. James Patterson's Bookshots are the most famous of these. My Bubba the Monster Hunter Novellas are designed to be short, funny horror stories and funny urban fantasy stories.
Previous page
  1. Print length
    124 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    March 23, 2017
  5. File size
    4900 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  9. See all details
Next page
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XKKH2JN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Falstaff Books (March 23, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4900 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the best-selling author of the EPIC-Award-winning series The Black Knight Chronicles from Bell Bridge Books, a comedic urban fantasy series that answers the eternal question “Why aren’t there more fat vampires?” In 2016, Raising Hell, the first book in his dark fantasy Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter series, was awarded the Manly Wade Wellman award by the NC Speculative Fiction Foundation.

A graduate of Winthrop University, John lives in Charlotte with his wife Suzy and a very demanding cat. In other lives, he has been an actor, lighting designer, theatre consultant, salesman, electronics technician, and arts administrator. In 2016, John teamed up with a pair of other publishing industry ne’er-do-wells and founded Falstaff Books, a publishing conglomerate dedicated to pushing the boundaries of literature and entertainment.

In his copious free time John enjoys long walks on the beach, rescuing kittens from trees and recording new episodes of the podcast Authors & Dragons, where he plays a Pathfinder game with five other fantasy authors. An avid Magic: the Gathering player, John is strong in his nerd-fu and has sometimes been referred to as “the Kevin Smith of Charlotte, NC.” And not just for his girth.

Website – http://johnhartness.com

Patreon – http://www.patreon.com/johnhartness

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/johnghartness

Twitter - @johnhartness

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
58 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Louis brantob
5.0 out of 5 stars It was a good lesson
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
Verified Purchase
We get to learn more about bubbas back ground and why his mom left.
Helpful
 Report
Ed
4.0 out of 5 stars The adventure continues, and gets wilder!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017
Verified Purchase
It's hard waiting for the sequel.
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great yarn
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
Verified Purchase
I am a huge Bubba fan. Get them all. Read them. Bask in the glory. This you must do for your life to be complete.
Helpful
 Report
bonnie DALE keck
5.0 out of 5 stars horrible at names myself
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2017
Kindle Unlimited, this one seemed to cut off shorter than the others, but then again have been reading them in collections so Season 1, 2, 3, then this single one.

This one goes in to why his mother left all those years ago, and the fact he has a sister, deals with an ex 'Father' that's not Joe, along with the usual gang of Bubba, Agent Amy, Skeeter, Uncle Father Joe, and his Mama, who all have to find a working portal to Faire to deal with Puck again who is planning on using the sister as leverage against Queen Mab who Bubba's mother had to deal with all those years ago. There is a problem with Titania and Oberon, his other grandfather, a not up front aunt, and a monster even a bit different than what he's used to dealing with.

Things I found 'odd' -- in the writer's blurb on amazon he spelled Faire wrong, even though it's spelled right in the book. Leaving the 'monster' outside while they went inside to deal with unknown issues was more than a bit odd, seeing as how it was waiting in the back of the truck in plain view. And also, horrible at names myself, but if they went to Ruby Falls, unless there really is a portal there, it didn't sound right in the description, including the fact that the area has elevators, which didn't seem to have even been mentioned. Seemed a bit 'off' for various reasons but since couldn't quite pinpoint still gave it a 5, but things seemed missing.

Family Tradition - A Bubba the Monster Hunter Prequel
Scattered, Smothered and Chunked - Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 1
**Voodoo Children, Ballet of Blood, Ho-Ho-Homicide, Tassels of Terror, Cat Scratch Fever, Love Stinks, Hall & Goats, Footloose, Sixteens Tons, **Family Tradition PREQUEL** Final Countdown
Grits, Guns & Glory - Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 2
Grits, Guns & Glory - Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 2
*Included in this volume - UnHoly Night - Love Hurts - Dead Man's Hand - She's Got Legs - Howl - Double Trouble - Elf off the Shelf - Casket Case - Stone Cold Crazy - Rest High on that Mountain - Bad Moon Rising*
Wine, Women, & Song: Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 3
*collected edition including following four novellas: Moon over Bourbon Street - Night at the Museum - Midsummer - Oh Bubba, Where Art Thou?

Books are available in above ways/sets as well as individually and in other types of collections from this writer including this newest Bubba, Into the Mystic
Helpful
 Report
Julie Dismukes (NerdyLynx)
5.0 out of 5 stars Bubba is a Fairy!
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017
Into the Wild: A Bubba the Monster Slayer Novel
John Hartness with Melissa Gilbert as Editor
Falstaff Books 2017

Bubba's Mom Goes Wild

Mothers are mysterious creatures. They bring us into the world. Whenever
they leave, it feels as if they take our hearts with them.

Bubba's mom has decided to visit. She brought a fine looking guitar as a peace
offering in the last installment. Unfortunately, now she has to explain some things
to her son.

As in, "Where the Hell have you been for the past 16 years"? (Or in Fae time, 100)
She's no idiot, so she says she will explain after all of Bubba's party is ready to hear
her tale.

We all know that Bubba is a superhero. He is one part bear, one part football player,
and all toughness and grit. Then there are his lifelong friends:

"You need another twelve pack," Skeeter -----

"You smell like Cheetoh breath," Bubba replied

"What is the point of saying that?"

"None. Just thought we were saying obvious things."

Skeeter may be smaller than Bubba, but he makes up for his size in brains and determination.
Plus he can gloat that despite Bubba's half fairy status, Skeeter is the only one of the two
men who has any fashion sense

There's his girlfriend, who works for DEMON. She may not have been ready to get pressured
for grandchildren just yet.

And there's the fact that Bubba's mom isn't a local girl. She comes from the world of
fairy, and just happens to be the heir to the winter kingdom. Oh, and her mother, Mab,
has gone completely nuts. (This may explain Jason's issues.)

And Mab was just waiting for them to get back. This book is wicked. Have you finished
the sequel yet, John? Please? (Go on, buy the series. Start with season 1 and
work your way forward., It will make you feel good.)
Helpful
 Report
Erin Penn
5.0 out of 5 stars Bubba Has Momma Issues
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
Momma's back, and she is badder than ever. Who knew Bubba was more fairy than Skeeter? Momma let's the gang know why she left and why she came back. The second part of the novella has the gang trying to get into Fairyland, as Bubba likes to call it – because it annoys the crap out of those who actually lives there – nearly as much as the residents annoy him.

Trying to find working gate is complicated by a retired hunter, slave traders, and … pumpkin seeds?

(Read through Kindle Unlimited)
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 stars Deceitful
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017
Verified Purchase
Mr. Hartness it is not nice to sell half a book especially at a premium price. It is a deceitful and underhanded practice used by greedy authors to milk as much money as possible out of their readers. This book has nothing to do with rescuing Bubba's sister. It only has the team traveling around Georgia searching for an entrance to fairyland. Once they finally arrive in Farie the book stops. I will never know what happens because I will never buy another of your half books or any of your other works. Do to your greed you have succeeded in losing an avid reader and former supporter. I will try to warn as many people as possible about your unscrupulous ways. My money will be spent to reward more honorable writers.
5 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
TJames
5.0 out of 5 stars John G. Hartness is a tease!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017
Be warned. This fantastic tale (double-meaning intended!) is a short story. Argh!!! Which means he better be writing mighty fast to get the rest out because this was a good intro.

I have to admit - I love John’s style. His characters have different voices and I can “hear” them. Bubba starts the story, but when it passes to another character, the voice changes and I love it.

In this book, we learn a little more about Bubba’s family history.. and boy, does he have a family. Just another great addition to the Bubba series.
Helpful
 Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report