Book Reviews: Hunter’s Run
I seldom read science fiction and there’s a reason for that. I find it difficult to find SF which doesn’t revolve around either a future military or get so caught up in its shinies it forgets to have a decent cast of characters and storyline.
The story behind Hunter’s Run (not the storyline, but the story of the book itself) is an interesting one. It’s been through three authors in its thirty-year lifespan. I honestly wasn’t sure how that would come together.
As it turned out, I enjoyed it. There was no part where I thought, oh yes, we’ve switched authors here. The story, while it featured aliens and technology, wasn’t about aliens or technology. It was about a guy, someone not particularly sympathetic, someone who hadn’t been polished until he sparkled then got a rod jammed up his nether regions (I’m looking at you, Star Trek). Yet somehow I found myself bonding with him as the book went along until, in the end, I really wanted everything to work out in his favour. Its cast of characters was small, most of the time is spent in the wilderness but it didn’t feel incomplete or sparsely populated.
I know I should do a brief run-down but I’m notorious for spoilers, so I’m not going to go into the plot. Instead I’ll direct you here, to the Harper Collins (the publisher’s) website.
All in all, I’d say it’s worth a read.