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Stinger Kindle Edition

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A relentless alien bounty hunter encloses a Texas town under a dome to isolate, hunt, and kill its prey in “the ultimate horror novel” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Ever since the copper mine closed, the West Texas desert hellholes of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. Snake River isn’t the only thing that divides them. Racism, gang wars, and anti-Mexican sentiment have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them for now, at least in awe and wonder, it’s the UFO that comes soaring out of the clouds like a flaming locomotive.

In the wake of the crash, a young alien named Daufin has arrived, too. A fugitive who has taken the form of a human, she knows the terror that awaits the inhabitants of this planet—because it is looking for her.

When Stinger, the monstrous alien bounty hunter, arrives, it’s with a destructive fury and a devious plan to find Daufin—by entombing the residents in an impenetrable and inescapable dome. A relentless killing machine, Stinger has an infinite capacity for death and destruction. And over the next twenty-four hours, this town is going to bleed and burn. Now, the few remaining survivors must come together to protect Daufin, themselves, and the world beyond from total annihilation.

From the New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Swan Song, Stinger was called “one of the best suspense novels of recent years” by the Science Fiction Chronicle.

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October 18, 2011
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“One of the best suspense novels of recent years.” —Science Fiction Chronicle

“The ultimate horror novel.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

“McCammon delivers terror with skillful ferocity.” —Publishers Weekly

About the Author

One of the founders of the Horror Writers Association, Robert R. McCammon (b. 1952) is one of the country’s most accomplished authors of modern horror and historical fiction. Raised by his grandparents in Birmingham, Alabama, McCammon published his first novel, the Revelations-inspired Baal, when he was only twenty-six. His writings continued in a supernatural vein throughout the 1980s, producing such bestselling titles as Swan Song, The Wolf’s Hour, and Stinger.

In 1991 Boy’s Life won the World Fantasy Award for best novel. After his next novel, Gone South, McCammon took a break from writing to spend more time with his family. He did not publish another novel until 2002’s Speaks the Nightbird. Since then he has followed “fixer” Matthew Corbett in two sequels, The Queen of Bedlam and Mister Slaughter. His newest novel is The Five. McCammon and his family continue to live in Birmingham.

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First published as a paperback original in 1988, Stinger remains one of Robert McCammon's wildest, most compelling creations. Both a furiously paced action novel and an affectionate tribute to the SF/Horror films of an earlier era, it is vintage McCammon, and a grand, often visceral entertainment.The story takes place during a single twenty-four hour period in Inferno, Texas. Inferno is a town in trouble, driven to the brink by racial tension, gang violence, and a collapsing economy. But things can always get worse, and they do so with astonishing speed when an unidentified spacecraft crash lands in the desert outside of town, followed by a second craft bearing the alien being who will soon be known as Stinger. Stinger is a kind of interstellar hunter on a mission he intends to complete, whatever the cost. He brings with him an endless array of technological marvels and an infinite capacity for destruction that threaten the existence of Inferno, its inhabitants, and the larger world beyond.Filled with a large cast of vividly realized characters and sporting some of the most memorably horrific imagery you will ever encounter, Stinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative of the highest order, its classic, pulp fictional elements transformed and elevated by a master storyteller. The result is pure Robert McCammon, an engrossing, hugely enjoyable experience that is sure to stay with you for a very long time to come. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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The "stinger" is an alien bounty hunter that remains ominously hidden for most of the book, but appears to be an enormous wicked mixture of centipede and scorpion. The bounty it's after is the "good guy" of the tale--a waif-like being who invades the mind of a small girl to make its presence known. They both arrive in a hot, desolate West Texas town surrounded by the alkali dust and sagebrush of a flatland between mountains. And the battle begins. An unpretentious horror novel with memorable imagery, Stinger is this reviewer's favorite of Robert McCammon's. It has appealing characters. It has feuding motorcycle gangs. It even has a bit of a West Side Story romance between Anglo guy and Hispanic girl. Sure, it's a B-movie romp, but McCammon is earnest--he doesn't play it for laughs. The action is scary and horrifying, making for a long, satisfying read. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005T54I4K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (October 18, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 18, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5546 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 588 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #216,215 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #893 in U.S. Horror Fiction
- #1,503 in Occult Horror
- #2,011 in Alien Invasion Science Fiction eBooks

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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His latest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, is the seventh book in the Matthew Corbett series.

He recently completed the eighth book, THE KING OF SHADOWS, which is expected to be published in 2022.

Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.com

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Klapaucjusz

Did not pool me in

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019

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Mr McCammon wrote many very different books and I loved several of them. But choosing this one was a mistake on my part. Despite plenty of action I found it quite boring and I ended up skipping whole paragraphs in order to finish it. Let me explain why.

First 40% of book is essentially an introduction familiarizing reader with the place and with multiple characters. There are long parts describing in a big detail a layout of two small towns separated by the river and, more importantly, by demographics of inhabitants. I could not keep track of all the streets and kept asking myself why, if they were supposed to be so important, not to simply draw a map? Then I got introduced to many protagonists several of them the members of two competing youth gangs; the kids of Mexican origin and white kids. Again, I got lost in who is who and the problems of the young people and other characters felt like “carbon –copied“ from other books. Then, finally, aliens invade and there are several bloody and gory encounters between them and local human population. The first one or two of them were interesting but repeated for the 10-th and 20-th time in different variations they became boring (and made me skipping paragraph again). In the last 10% of the book the new things start happening but by then I was so tired I could not get involved in any of the action. On top of that there are several annoying inconsistencies in psychological makeup and in behavior of both; humans and aliens.

It was just a two star reading experience for me but I believe this book may be much more appealing to the fans of gory horror and/or zombies’-like scenes. As for me, I do not give up on this author, I just need to choose other book of his (the one that is more like “Boys Live”, “Gone South”, “Speaks the Nightbird” or even “Mystery Walk”).

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Dario Dallalasta

Not quite sting-worthy, but still an enjoyable ride

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018

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While Robert McCammon is one of my favorite authors (I worshiped the thrilling spy/werewolf tale "The Wolf's Hour" and adore the classic "Boy's Life" so much that I re-read it this year), I found "Stinger" to be a bit pedestrian. Like a wan Stephen King substitute, the story tells the tale of an alien crash-landing in small Inferno, Texas and what happens to the townspeople when faced with such a test; in essence, it's good vs. evil in its broadest terms. I appreciated much of the alien world-building and there's gore aplenty, but it didn't scare me in true King fashion like the master's "It" and "The Tommyknockers." So while McCammon's book isn't quite sting-worthy, I still enjoyed the ride.

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B Blas

Nostalgic 80s Horror Novel

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019

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No longer in print at the author's request, this is an amateur work. The characters, story, suspense and setting are typical of 80's horror. This read was nostalgic for me. Yes it's writing style is amateur, but I understand this was McCammon's earliest work before he later developed his masterful technique, with a storyline that borrows from typical S. King monster horror. I can recommend this novel to adolescent readers or 40-somethings who fondly recall readings these books as youths.

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Steve

Welcome to Inferno and Bordertown

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016

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In Stinger, Robert McCammon Welcomes us to Inferno and Bordertown, two racially divided sections of remote and withering Texas mining town. There really isn't much work now that the mine has closed down. The school year is winding down and as it locks its doors for Summer, it may be for the last time. Not much else is happening there outside of the rival gangs (the Renegades and Rattlers) constantly at war with each other. This changes when an alien space craft crash lands. We soon discover that the alien (Daufin) was being pursued by another alien being; a bounty hunter (Stinger) that begins to kill everyone the the town and replace them with replicants to do his bidding. Stinger is very well written Sci Fi horror with finely crafted characters and touching moments. This is the third book I have read by McCammon (I also read Boy's Life and swan Song) and I have enjoyed all three. Recommended. 4/5

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RavenhillTop Contributor: Pets

A fun sci fi horror read; don't be put off by old fashioned cover art

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018

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This is a fun and possibly seminal work, which has elements that we later see in other, more famous work by other writers.

My big beef with this was really the following:

I realize that at the time it was written, this writer was relatively unknown. It is an early work. There probably was not a big budget for proof readers or editors. However, the edition I purchased was a book club edition, and one would think that by the time a book gets to that level, someone would at least have been able to go back and fix the glaringly obvious mistakes the writer made in areas where he perhaps had no expertise at the time.

What bothered me? "...a gentle horse that [they] had raised from a pony."
This is kind of like saying a wolf raised from a fox.
Horses are not ponies; and the young of both is called a foal, or colt (male) or filly (female).
Later, the "withers", the area of shoulder where the mane meets the back, is set at the back of a saddle in one sentence.

This may not seem like a big deal, but for the millions of readers who know better, it really jars us out of our suspension of disbelief and entirely out of the book altogether - which is why there are editors and proofreaders. I'd hope SOMEONE would have corrected this for Mr. McCammon, and no one did. A big shame, worse than letting typos slip by.

That said, this is a rollicking, sci-fi horror book with young protagonists...always fun. I won't spoil any of it by mentioning specific plot points. It is a product of its time and more modern sci fi thinking may cause the reader to think of a few plot holes or solutions the characters miss...but honestly, it is a fun read that kept me turning the pages.

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David M

Almost a 5 star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2020

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Slow starter. I wasn't sure if it was going to pick up pace but when it did it raced along. Didn't really have a main character as such but the individual characters played their parts well. Kept the science simple and the horror scary. Would have been a 5 star if it wasn't for the slow start. Read a couple of books by this author and will read more.

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S B.

Great book by a great author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018

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Great sci fi story and an author more people should really read. Book was however very 2nd hand

Yvonne

Great delivery service!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018

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Love most of Robert McCammon's books. Stinger being a favorite.

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peter bedford

Rivetting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2019

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Great story

Ruth Wilson

Loved this book the first time round and had forgotten ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2017

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Loved this book the first time round and had forgotten enough of the details to enjoy reading it again after a good few years.

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