Comments for Stephen Hunter, Master Author: Books

Comment on 1994 – Dirty White Boys by manny garcia

manny garcia — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:03:09 +0000

could you list the chronological order of all earl & bobby lee’s adventure

Comment on 1994 – Dirty White Boys by Kris

Kris — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:38:29 +0000

This was my first Hunter novel. It was recommened in the letters page of the PREACHER comic by it’s writer Garth Ennis: “Read the first line and if you do not buy it, I will buy it for you” (HEAVILY paraphrased!)… This is one of the best recommendations ever as Hunter has become a favorite author and I devour his books. I read “Dirty…” then “Point Of Impact” and “Black Light” right after. I loved making the connections between the Swagger character in “POI” and his father only briefly mentioned here. The gunplay writing in this is a REVELATION. You really feel the fear and frenzy of bullets flying in every direction.

Lamar’s description to Richard for his future tatoo: “He’s a lion…” is one of the greatest lines in all of literature! Hahaha! Lamar is that great character that is just BAD, but you enjoy how good he is at it! You are rooting for Bud because he is on the side of “right,” but you kinda want him to get kicked in the nuts, too…

Comment on 2001 – Pale Horse Coming by Kris

Kris — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:28:53 +0000

“Dirty White Boys” was my first Hunter book and is still my favorite, but, DAMN, is this one close. I blasted thru this novel during a day of jury duty (never got called) and just could not stop reading. The idea of getting some bad dudes together and set things right with lead is a hard scrabble fantasy and it works so well here. No one writes action and gunplay like Hunter!

Comment on 2008 – Night of Thunder by Bill_E_8

Bill_E_8 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:32:28 +0000

Just finished the “I, Sniper” novel, and to put it into one word, excellent! Couldn’t put it down and ended up staying up ’til the early morn’ reading the whole thing. I can say that Stephen Hunter has a new fan and I’m excited to read his earlier novels as well!

Comment on 2008 – Night of Thunder by Charlotte Mahoney

Charlotte Mahoney — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:52:56 +0000

Thank you so much, I love them all. I don’t care about guns, or war, but the Swagger books are fascinating. I’ve read them and reread them, and this seems like a chance to thank you. I’m rereading Night of Thunder right now.
Did I say Thank You?
Charlotte

Comment on 2001 – Pale Horse Coming by Jim Rodgers

Jim Rodgers — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:33:00 +0000

I have read most of the Swagger books, and Pale Horse Coming is the best book I’ve read so far, but they’re all fantastic books. I think most men wake up in the morning wishing they could be Earl Swagger. He and Bob Lee Swagger are two of the greatest fictional characters ever. I know their time may soon come to an end, but I pray that they don’t. To my way of thinking, these are some of the greatest books ever written, and Mr. Hunter is a masterful writer and a true genius.

Comment on 2000 – Hot Springs by William

William — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:42:33 +0000

If you think Bob is a mans man read this book. Earl is a mans mans man and then a whole lot more. Probably my favorite Hunter book and I’ve read them all at least twice each. Forget booze Hunter is pure addiction.

Comment on 1993 – Point of Impact by Richard

Richard — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:13:54 +0000

i decided to check out mr. hunters books after reading a great interview with him in this last months NRA magazine. i finished the book in a week. fastest i have ever read a book. now i have the rest of his books on the way to my door. i look forward to each of them.

Comment on 1993 – Point of Impact by mwaura karagu

mwaura karagu — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:51:18 +0000

i have read two steven hunter's books; point of impact and pale horse coming and i know he is the best. he is even better than sheldon and ludlum combined……

Comment on 2000 – Hot Springs by Tom Schwab

Tom Schwab — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:09:19 +0000

Besides explicit references to real-life characters in this book (e.g., Harry Truman, Mickey Rooney) there are at least two real-life characters that are only hinted at. The first, "Bill" from Mississippi, is a screen-writer accompanying Humphrey Bogart to a Hollywood nightclub. That has to be William Faulkner, before receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature. There's also a homosexual poolboy named "Roy", who covertly eyes Ben Siegel's package. That has to be Roy Scherer, Jr. before he became Rock Hudson. Are there any others like these two lurking in this story?