McCammon's novel "takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed when an unidentified spacecraft crash lands in the desert outside of town, followed by a second craft bearing the alien being who will soon be known as Stinger. Stinger is a kind of interstellar hunter on a mission he intends to complete, whatever the cost. ...
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McCammon's novel "takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed when an unidentified spacecraft crash lands in the desert outside of town, followed by a second craft bearing the alien being who will soon be known as Stinger. Stinger is a kind of interstellar hunter on a mission he intends to complete, whatever the cost. He brings with him an endless array of technological marvels and an infinite capacity for destruction that threaten the existence of Inferno, its inhabitants, and the larger world beyond"--Dust jacket flap.
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Add this copy of Stinger to cart. $61.00, like new condition, Sold by Ken's Book Haven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coopersburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Kinnell.
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N-Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Some very minor pagedge soil else what appears to be an un-read, un-opened copy. Except for a Book Club the first and only hardback edition of this book. This copy includes a picture that I snapped of Rick at the signing event. Upcoming Peacock production. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
This one was pretty weird, but what do you expect with aliens? An interesting diversity of characters in a small town and how they deal with extraordinary circumstances. Kept interest and had a lot of surprises.
tcoll38
Jul 10, 2008
Great SciFi and Horror Mix
Stinger is about a small town in the American Southwest stuck in the desert with nothing to do until the day Dauphin arrives from beyond the stars. Dauphin is running from a race of creations that have enslaved her race and are harvesting her world. She inhabits the body of a little girl and is cute and precocious. Unfortunately the being chasing her isn't quite as accomodating. He is Stinger a bounty hunter sent to get Dauphin back no matter what and he will kill, maim, and destroy anything that gets in his way. He takes town people and transforms them into his drones to do his bidding. The survivors not only have to decide if they can stop Stinger but even if they should. A page turner and one of McCammon's best works.