Hunted (Gardner novel)

Hunted is a science fiction novel written by Canadian author James Alan Gardner, and published in the year 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints.[1] The novel is the fourth in Gardner's "League of Peoples" series, after Expendable (1997), Commitment Hour (1998), and Vigilant (1999).

For other novels, see Hunted (disambiguation) ยง Literature.
Hunted
First edition
AuthorJames Alan Gardner
Cover artistGreg Bridges
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
SeriesLeague of Peoples
GenreScience fiction
PublisherEos
Publication date
2000
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages432
ISBN978-0-380-80209-8
OCLC44587573
LC ClassCPB Box no. 1862 vol. 6
Preceded byVigilant 
Followed byAscending 

Synopsis

When new Explorer Corps recruit Edward York arrives on board the starship Willow, he abruptly becomes its sole survivor: everyone else simultaneously drops dead, executed by the near-omnipotent League of Peoples for violating its rule that anyone without sufficient respect for life is not allowed to travel between solar systems.

Alone on a ship full of corpses, Edward discovers a complex plot involving the alien Mandasars, in whose decades-long civil war he had a cryptic role.

Reception

At the SF Site, Rich Horton considered it "a very fun novel to read" and a "compelling adventure story", but faulted it for overreliance on deus ex machina in its conclusion.[2]

Footnotes
  1. HarperCollins, Avon Books, HarperCollins Canada, SFBC/Avon; paperback edition 2000, Eos Books.
  2. Hunted, reviewed by Rich Horton, at the SF Site; published 2000; retrieved July 9, 2017
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