“The Most Badass Urban Fantasy In At Least a Decade…”
“It’s clear that Phillips is a master storyteller.”- Readers’ Favorite
“Vox is literally the funniest character I’ve ever read.”
Kahunas are the self-appointed peacekeepers of the supernatural world, which doesn’t stop Vox from mismanaging his life.
“World-building like you’ve never seen before.”
For much of the fantasy publishing industry, if you’ve read one book, you’ve read them all. Kahuna is unique and wholly original.
Warning: this novel is not grandma or kid-friendly.
Kahuna is occasionally outlandish and contains cussing, crude references, raunch, sexual situations, & drunken misbehavior.
Vox Montague is no stranger to waking up hungover and naked. As the Kahuna of Tampa Bay, he juggles his role as a supernatural peacekeeper with drunken strip club shenanigans, money woes, and a relationship with his witch-babe of a girlfriend that requires even more patching than the pipes he works on at his plumbing company.
When an ancient evil resurfaces, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Vox’s new powers are wonky, his emotions are on edge, and his Kahuna Council bosses are breathing down his neck. As the stakes ratchet up, can this impetuous magic-wielder conquer his inner demons so that he can protect Earth from the murderous, real-life ones?
With spectacular world-building, delicious raunch, and LMAO humor, if you like in-your-face action, epic quests, and flawed heroes, then you’ll love Brent A. Phillips’s tyrannosaurus-sized urban fantasy.
The World of KAHUNA
Writing KAHUNA has been the most enjoyable experience of my life. I’ve heard tell that many authors have a love/hate relationship with their books and characters. Not me. Writing them is pure pleasure. There’s no place I’d rather be. Every night when I go to sleep, I say a prayer that I’ll wake up in the world of Vox, Valentina, the Goat, Achilles, and all the rest. Of course, I’m not sure how long I’d last with gronkoluxes, chupacabras, vöspyrnatus, and vormogs running around, but it would doubtlessly be the adventure of a lifetime.
Volume 2 is currently under construction and is set in the enchanting Hawaiian isles. Though I’m not as much of a drunk as Vox, I’ve managed to fit in some playtime along with rigorous research on the area’s history, food, culture, folklore, and legends so I can bring as much locality as possible to the novel. Since all the books in the series will have at least one scene at a strip club, I also have a couple of those on my list to visit. If you see me, stop by for a beer and a laugh.
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Meet the Characters
Vox's Best Friend
A mobile mechanic with a surprising talent, the Goat—whose real name is Robbie—looks like the offspring between Tom Petty and an actual goat. He's Vox's most trusted ally and does his best to keep him out of trouble.
Shape-shifting Detective
Vox often uses the squirrel shape-shifter for detective work. But, during his showdown with Sugar Pete, Vox soon finds out that Sortini possesses the warrior heart of a wolverine.
Vox's Therapist
Due to his amphibious nature, Pendergrass can speak both Oceanese and Terranean. He's a Dimmer and can go wherever he wants without being detected. Vox admits a disturbing truth to the platypus that he's never told anyone.
Vox's Feisty Girlfriend
Valentina is Vox's on-again/off-again witch-babe girlfriend and is as fiery as she is smart and gorgeous. Flush with good news, when she goes over to Vox's to celebrate, Valentina is confronted with the greatest betrayal of her life.
The A-Team of the Animal World
With a ravenous appetite for crackers, this crew comes by their name honestly. Experts in everything from intelligence-gathering to assassinations, they ferry Vox deep into the heart of Skunk Ape territory to purloin a valuable weapon.
Strip Club Customers
Donkeys are CashMoney's name for certain strip club patrons. The challenge every dancer faces, the scales she must balance, is giving her regulars enough attention so they continue ponying up cash without their Neanderthalian brains short-circuiting and convincing themselves they actually have a shot with her outside of the club.
Queen of the Skunk Apes
Unlike the rest of her brethren, Queen Gooka doesn't care a whit about the skunk apes' religious talisman. All she cares about is sex. Bored with her reverse harem, she has her eye on a new conquest.
Enigmatic Cat
Everything about Achilles is a mystery. Though Vox first thought he was merely a stray that had stranded himself atop a totem pole, this outrageously handsome cat goes wherever he likes and lands fish many times his size.
Levitating Supernatties
Professors at nearby Marvin College, Jakob and Mina are natterlocks and have lived nearly 600 years. The twins unearth crucial information for Vox that may aid him in his battle against the zarq.
Owner of the Petrus Hotel
The king of Tampa's gangster underground, Duncan's network of cubs keeps tabs on everything happening around the Bay. When Vox visits in search of intel, Duncan agrees to share his findings, as long as Vox faces an insane test that he may not survive.
Bonsai Tree Caretaker
The Gardener is the owner of a weapon that terrorizes Vox. The two got off on the wrong foot and when Vox visits Fumiko to borrow something from Duncan, events with the Gardener take a disastrous turn.
Vox's Cantankerous Friend and Customer
A University of Florida devotee, this perpetually horned-up, irascible Gator is Vox's football fandom archenemy, his oldest customer, and his friend. Lester's relationship with the reptiles is so close that he considers the gators in the swamp behind his house to be his pets.
The Universe's Most Feared Assassin
If you have a gronkolux after you, it's all over. As deadly as they are indestructible, these killing machines never get tired and they never cease their pursuit. When Vox and the Goat are relaxing in Ybor City, one marks them for termination.
Vox's Tyrannical Nemesis
A French-speaking devil bird who terrorizes Mrs. McGillicuddy's PTSD-addled Yorkies, the Parrot is even more sinister than he seems. He hates Vox with an all-consuming passion, and their war results in one combatant getting disfigured for life.
A Madam Domina Witch
"Maria of the Pain" is the only Madam Domina in Florida. Although nearly two hundred years old, she's Valentina's grandmother. As the most powerful witch in the region, Maria is an expert at healing and has her hands full trying to keep Vox and his friends alive.
The Legendary Hammerhead
Old Hunley is a massive, wily hammerhead that strikes terror in the hearts of sea creatures up and down Florida's Gulf Coast. Because he's in possession of a powerful weapon that Vox desperately needs, a showdown between the two looms.
Dancers at Lola's Goodtime Emporium
As beautiful as they are talented, Feloni and CashMoney perform the most legendary dance the club has ever seen. But, soon after, one of them is struck by tragedy.
A Kahuna - Peacekeeper of the Supernatural World
Vox is no stranger to waking up hungover and with no clothes on. As the Kahuna of Tampa Bay, he juggles his role as a supernatural peacekeeper with drunken strip club shenanigans, money woes, and a tempestuous relationship with Valentina.
Venom-Shooting Vampyre
Vöspyrnatus are particularly insidious vampyres and incinerate their victims with venomous spit-blasts. Vox didn't think there were currently any vöspies in Tampa Bay. Though Sugar Pete had hidden his identity well, Vox gets intel that allows him to track the vampyre to his lair.
