The original Grendel series featured the ruthless crime boss, Hunter Rose. He was violent and amoral in all ways except one: he would not accept child abuse within his criminal territory. This becomes a center feature of the story when he adopts a young girl after rescuing her from an abuser; this girl later arranges for his death. This talk, given at Ithacon in 2024, looks at evidence, which becomes more clear in its recent Devil by the Deed Master’s Edition revision, that could lead to the conclusion that Hunter Rose was abused as a child himself.
Chris Wildrick 