Slan Hunter, Kevin Anderson
Slan Hunter, Kevin Anderson
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Slan Hunter

Author: Kevin Anderson, A.E. Van Vogt

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 9 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/10/2007

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

This startling SF adventure novel is a collaboration between the classic SF grand master A. E. van Vogt and contemporary master Kevin J. Anderson. At the time of his death in 2000, van Vogt left a partial draft and an outline for the sequel to his most famous novel, Slan. Now the story is completed by Anderson and is sure to be one of the most popular SF novels of the year.

Slans are a race of superior mutants, smarter and stronger than homo sapiens and able to read minds. Thousands of years in the future on Earth, the Slan Wars are over, and the slans were largely wiped out, but people still fear and distrust them. They are now a persecuted minority who live in hiding from the greater population.

SLAN HUNTER tells of this towering conflict in the far future, a war among the races of mankind, as humanity–all types of humanity–struggles to survive. Mutant Jommy Cross, the hero of Slan, and the other great characters from that book return, including Kier Gray, Gray’s beautiful daughter Kathleen, and the villainous John Petty. The final Slan War now begins.

About The Author

Kevin J. Anderson has written many bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader’s Choice Award. He also holds the Guinness World Record for largest single-author signing.A. E. van Vogt was born in 1912 in Manitoba, Canada, and became a highly regarded and influential science fiction author in the 20th century. He launched his career with the publication of Slan in 1940. Before his death in 2000, he sketched the story to its sequel, Slan Hunter.Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. His stage appearances throughout the US include CyranoHamlet, and MacBeth. In the audio industry, Scott has won over 20 Earphones Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category for Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. After recording nearly 250 books in five years, AudioFile Magazine named Scott “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy” and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices. Brick’s range is unparalleled as he reads thrillers to narrative nonfiction, from biographies to science fiction with aplomb.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick on August 09, 2010

While I understand the author's motivation in wanting to complete this "lost" work, I'm not sure it was a good idea. The original Slan novel by Van Vogt was at the beginning of his career, and felt a tiny bit incomplete, since it left most of the plot threads unresolved at the end of the short novel......more

Goodreads review by Oluwatoyin on June 28, 2013

After reading SLAN over 25 years ago, I had always wanted to read its sequel. Unfortunately, it was a great disappointment, the literature was poorly written - almost like it was written for a slightly childish audience (which i was about 25 years ago)......more

Goodreads review by Rutuja on April 09, 2021

Interesting story. Characters have been well fleshed out. A small book which helped me to foray into the Sci fi world.......more

Goodreads review by Kip on August 15, 2018

I read the original as a kid, then after some discussion last summer decided to re-read that first on my way to reading the sequel. I must say, Kevin Anderson did a great job. I'm not sure how much material he had to start with from the Grand Master, but there were only a couple spots where the styl......more

Goodreads review by Del on August 18, 2018

Great sequel to Slan. Really enjoyed it. It felt like A. E. Van Vogt was still alive and writing great sci fi.......more