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Stinger

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
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The basis for the Peacock TV series Teacup: An extraterrestrial bounty hunter turns a Southern community into its private hunting ground in “the ultimate horror novel” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) .

The West Texas desert towns of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. The Snake River isn’t the only thing that divides them. Racism and gang wars have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them now, it’s the UFO that comes crashing through the clouds.

It brings with it a young alien named Daufin, a fugitive who has taken human form. She knows the terror that awaits this planet—because it’s looking for her. Stinger is an alien bounty hunter with an infinite capacity for death and a devious plan to find Daufin. Entombing the region in an inescapable dome, Stinger unleashes a violent fury unknown to humankind. Now, the few remaining survivors must come together to protect Daufin, themselves, and the world beyond.

From Robert McCammon, the New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author, Stinger is “one of the best suspense novels of recent years” (Science Fiction Chronicle). It has now been adapted into one of the most hotly anticipated horror series on television: Teacup, premiering on Peacock this October.

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Fiction First Contact Horror Science Fiction Scary Bounty Hunter
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This story starts well introducing the main characters but once the dome is in place the novel is just a series of fights and chases throughout one night. The residents of the town end up putting aside their differences to beat up the bad alien, and that’s it really. Oh and the guy gets the girl of course.
There is no reason whatsoever why someone can’t just shoot the alien by the way.
I found the narration tiring and skipped forward chunks to find nothing else had happened except another fight. There just isn’t enough story here and I have no idea why it’s so popular.
Swann song is immensely better.

Strong beginning then Tedious and exhausting.

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just a great Sci fi story , well written and well presented too . really recommend reading or listening to more from this author

Great story that would make a great movie

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Quite shallow for even a pulpy sci-fi book with numerous strange mixed metaphors/word choices and repetitive structure. Would be adequate as an author's first novel but McCammon has done better.

over-dramatic narration and amateurish sci-fi

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McCammon does it again. Another awesome book that feels like an 80’s movie. Loved every minute.

Fantastic

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This is the kind of cliche riddled pot boiler that gave Bob the reputation of being the poor man's Stephen King. Nick Sullivan does the material no favours with a bored sounding performance which made for a very dreary audio experience. It's King's Under the Dome mixed up with The Thing and Predator and Alien etc. I love McCammon usually but this is his low point. Try his Matthew Corbett series if you want to read him at his best.

Not one of Bob's best.

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