Robert R. McCammon
Paperback | Pages: 538 pages Rating: 3.88 | 7125 Users | 262 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Stinger |
| ISBN: | 0671737767 (ISBN13: 9780671737764) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Texas(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel (1988) |
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Easy 5 Stars!“Cody Lockett is a human being. You are human beings. What is the difference?”
And there lies the secret to life, right? The only race that truly matters is the human race. So why is it so difficult for us to let go of all the petty bullshit?
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Inferno, Texas, is a dying town. Hell, it's already dead, since the school will be closing permanently after tomorrow's graduation, so what will be left? Will the Rattlers and the Renegades, the two gangs, finally declare a full scale war to see who will keep what little remains?
But an alien craft crashes. The government comes, but not fast enough to do anything about the second craft that lands and creates a shield around town.
One alien, trapped inside the grid, who calls itself Daufin, must try to hide from the second, Stinger, who will do anything and hurt anyone to find the first...
This story takes place in a 24 hour period and who knows how many will survive?
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Okay, a part of me feels so much anger that I didn't know about Robert R. McCammon in the 80's. The quality of his work is so high that it seems like a grave injustice that he was not mentioned with King and Koontz during those years. This is the 5th novel I've read of him during that time period, and the 5th five star rating I've given him.
This guy is a legend - I can't fault him for anything so far. When you start this story, you might feel some inspiration from ROMEO AND JULIET - only the good part, though - and then you might think more along the lines of E.T., THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL. And then you will come to a part that will make you wonder if this book was, at least, partly the inspiration for UNDER THE DOME. Hell, you might even see a little of MEN IN BLACK in there...
Do yourself a huge favor and read this author!
Present Appertaining To Books Stinger
| Title | : | Stinger |
| Author | : | Robert R. McCammon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 538 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1988 by Pocket Books |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Science Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 7125 Users | 262 ReviewsComment On Appertaining To Books Stinger
Deep down, in the centre of the blackness, something might have shifteda cautious, slow stirring; an ancient thing, contemplating the shine of light that touched it through the murk. Then it was still again, pondering and gathering strength.McCammon takes some time to set up his story and his characters. This is one of the aspects I enjoy about Horror novels like these; its quite the immersive experience. On the other hand, I didnt care much for the whole Renegades vs Rattlesnakes gang warBefore reading Stinger I read three other McCammon titles and considered myself a fan. I wasn't a rabid, hardcore fan -- but a fan nonethless. Stinger changed that. I'm now a very dedicated fan of Robert McCammon. This book is about two opposing terrestrial forces that comes to a small, dying town in Texas. One -- Daufin -- is on the run and the other -- Stinger -- is a bounty hunter looking for the criminal alien force. I know what you're thinking -- that sounds like the plot of a cheaply-made
One sentence review:Masterfully told story which answers the age old question of who would win in a fight between a dolphin and a scorpion.
McCammon delivers for me a second time. Gruesome and riveting but with a lot of heart. My sample size is small yet as this is only my second McCammon, but I might prefer him to King.A small Texas town is rocked by the crash landing of an object of unknown origin. While something a little strange is going on with a local veterinarians young daughter who interacted with the busted up remnants first, the foreign object is not anything that the nearest air force base and personal can't contain and
STINGER by Robert Mccammon is simply 80's horror F-U-N! With the entire book taking place over the course of one night, it's a great example of the horror being written during that time. This is the story of a duel alien invasion-one alien crashed on earth due to a ship malfunction, (Daufin) and the other a bounty-hunter come to track the first one down, (Stinger). All of this takes place in the town of Inferno, in west Texas. With a variety of small town characters putting aside their
Easy 5 Stars! Cody Lockett is a human being. You are human beings. What is the difference? And there lies the secret to life, right? The only race that truly matters is the human race. So why is it so difficult for us to let go of all the petty bullshit?***Inferno, Texas, is a dying town. Hell, it's already dead, since the school will be closing permanently after tomorrow's graduation, so what will be left? Will the Rattlers and the Renegades, the two gangs, finally declare a full scale war to
Robert McCammon is quite gifted at taking old ideas and infusing them with new life. He also tends to write like he is writing with the movies in mind. He wrote Stinger like he had a TV movie in mind. The idea of good alien being chased by bad alien while endangering the human race is somewhat of a standard idea. The author does manage to write some excellent action segments and the ending moves like a runaway train ablaze. Yet his characters are cardboard cutouts. McCammon uses every small town
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