The starring role of the marksman character, bob lee swagger was played by ryan phillippee. Alan hunter 19222005 was an english author of crime fiction. Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role. Carroll writes of the drugfueled and sexcrazed time she spent living with hunter s.
It is the newest book in the bob lee swagger series. Stephen hunter doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. Most of stephen hunters novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. Jean carroll, called by the new york times the female answer to hunter thompson could write a gonzo biography of the master. I have now read the first four books in the bob lee series plus the world war ii standalone, master sniper. Jon land, providence journal hunter remains my only pulitzer prizewinning friend. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. In time to hunt, stephen hunter further embellishes the legend of master sniper bob lee swagger. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. Kimberly hunter author of rescued by love goodreads. Stephen hunters new thriller gman hums with guns, gangsters.
Written by pulitzer prizewinner stephen hunter, the widely admired and bestselling novelist and author of such books as havana, hot springs, and dirty white boys, and john bainbridge, jr. He is best known for the popular bob lee swagger series of thrillers featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger which led to the earl swagger and ray cruz spinoff series. Stephen hunt is a writer best known for a series of fantasy novels with steampunk elements known as the jackelian series, whose central setting is a nation somewhat resembling victorian england named the kingdom of jackals influences on hunts work include jack williamson, stephen goldin, david gemmell, bruce sterling, larry niven and michael moorcock. First edition, hardcover, signed, fine in fine dust jacket, 3 pp. Tanya agathocleous is an associate professor of english at hunter college. Influences on hunts work include jack williamson, stephen goldin, david gemmell, bruce sterling, larry niven and michael.
Phillip margolin, author of the burning man the best straightup thriller writer at work today. Hunter lives in baltimore, maryland, with his wife. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. Pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter is famous for his novels featuring both bob lee swagger and earl swagger, and the apparent new hero ray cruz. A childrens adventure book with strong environmental themes. Order of alan hunter books alan hunter 19222005 was an english author of crime fiction. Stephen hunter is the author of fourteen novels, and a chief film critic. The retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, american gunfight. Bestselling author stephen hunter takes on one of the most shocking crimes in american history when his celebrated hero exmarine sniper bob lee swagger follows the smallest hint of a lead to its staggering conclusionabout the fateful third bullet that ended the life of president john f. Book 4 of the bob lee swagger series i am a big fan of author stephen hunter and his sniperhero bob lee swagger.
James hunter author of the bestselling viridian gate online and rogue. Stephen hunter ebooks epub and pdf format stephen hunter ebooks. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the author s many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. Author hunter crossword clue answer crossword heaven.
Their newest book is game of snipers and was released on july, 30th 2019. Nelson demille, author of mayday stephen hunter is simply the best writer of action fiction in the world and time to hunt proves it. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. The undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. He is the author of several books on american cities and on science fiction, most. I am a big fan of author stephen hunter and his sniperhero bob lee swagger. Many authors have a background that includes an inspiring story about how they suddenly discovered they had a passion for writing. A television adaptation of the mortal instruments called shadowhunters. In march of 2007, the movie shooter hit the market, with paramount pictures as the distributor. Stephen hunter ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. A map, a gun and a mystery send readers back to the days of dillinger, pretty boyd floyd and baby face nelson in stephen hunter s. We will send you one email a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new additions to the site.
Author hunter is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted over 20 times. Order of books authors order of stephen hunter books. Jun 01, 2017 stephen hunter s new thriller gman hums with guns, gangsters. Stephen hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. This is the official page of author stephen hunter. May 16, 2017 as the tenth bob lee swagger novel, gman is stephen hunters lonesome dove, a book that takes wellestablished characters and puts them on an actionpacked mission of selfdiscovery.
As the tenth bob lee swagger novel, gman is stephen hunters lonesome dove, a book that takes wellestablished characters and puts them on an actionpacked mission of selfdiscovery. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971. From bestselling author and pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, the latest episode in the bob lee swagger saga, which finds bob uncovering his familys secret tommy gun war with 1930s gangsters like john dillinger and baby face nelson. Stephen hunter is the author of twentyone books and there are over two million hunters novels in print. A completionist chronicles series wolfman warlock book 1 kindle. Authors with similar writing style to stephen hunter. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series.
Author division stephen hunter is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. Gman is a book thatll make you root for the hardboiled good. Stephen hunter won this years grits gresham shooting sports communicator award, awarded last week at the shot show in las vegas grits son tom perhaps put it best. Discount prices on books by stephen hunter, including titles like training and racing with a power meter. He graduated from the medill school of journalism at northwestern university in 1968 and then spent two years in the united states army as a ceremonial soldier in the 3rd infantry in washington, d. Stephen hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, in 1946, and grew up in the chicago area. Known as bob the nailer in professional circles, swagger is cunning, resourceful, and a remarkable marksman, skills he developed in his youth and honed during several memorable tours of duty in vietnam. A map, a gun and a mystery send readers back to the days of dillinger, pretty boyd floyd and baby face nelson in stephen hunters. After leaving school at 14, he worked on his family farm and enjoyed writing natural history notes for the newspaper as well as poetry. Gman is everything a great action thriller is supposed to be, presenting us with a series of targets hunter manages to hit dead center every time.
Some consider hunter a prequel to the turner diaries, detailing the rise of the racist. All of his novels are part of his inspector george gently series, for which he wrote one novel almost every year he was active. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunters books managed to be transformed to film. Stephen hunter has 47 books on goodreads with 1664 ratings. By clicking on this page you are giving your consent to use cookies. Hunter darden uses the mighty power of words to encapsulate the significance of this. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
I suspect it may be to do with the revelations of morans early life in ireland, and the way in which these events impacted his future. The tv series aired between 2016 and 2018 for 3 series. Includes dozens of interviews conducted by carroll with his exwife, former lovers, longsuffering editors, drug dealers, politicians. Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic. The attention and widespread following hunters novels garnered have caused other writers to work harder to get the details right on firearms. Author upcoming events faqs about sherrilyn did you know road to publication book series kenyon coloring books menyon collectibles world. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. Pierce also used this pseudonym to write the betterknown the turner diaries, a 1978 novel with similar themes. A list of all stephen hunters series in reading order.
The retired chief film critic for the washington post, where hunter won the 2003 pulitzer. An oldfashioned shootemup that is absolutely not to be missed. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri. Most of stephen hunter s novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. It was no surprise at all when stephen hunter emerged as an author, as his mother, virginia ricker hunter, was an author of books for children and his father, charles francis hunter.
Stephen hunter is the author of fourteen novels, and a. Dec 15, 2009 written by pulitzer prizewinner stephen hunter, the widely admired and bestselling novelist and author of such books as havana, hot springs, and dirty white boys, and john bainbridge, jr. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Time to hunt is as vivid and haunting as a moving target in the crosshairs of a sniper scope. She is also friends with author holly black, and their books occasionally overlap, clare. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines set during and in the aftermath of the cold war, and for video. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today.
Gman is a book thatll make you root for the hardboiled. Stephen hunt is a writer best known for a series of fantasy novels with steampunk elements known as the jackelian series, whose central setting is a nation somewhat resembling victorian england named the kingdom of jackals. Hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger series, and in 2007 his novel point of impact was made into the successful hollywood blockbuster shooter, staring mark wahlberg. Stephen hunter books list of books by stephen hunter. A novel by hunter, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Judith lewis nee rumelt, born july 27, 1973, better known by her pen name cassandra clare, is an american author of young adult fiction. Stephen hunter 1 stephen hunter 1 primary author only stephen hunter disambiguation author division stephen hunter is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. It is a book that could benefit children, as well as, adults. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Shop amongst our popular books, including 71, game of snipers, gman and more from stephen hunter. Author and pulitzer prize winner stephen hunters new. Hunter is a 1989 novel written by william luther pierce, the founder and chairman of national alliance, a white nationalist group, under the pseudonym andrew macdonald.
The ultimate recommended reading list for hunters wired to hunt. Hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, and grew up in evanston, illinois. Stuart taylorminister at elkin presbyterian church and has coauthored say to this mountain,marks story of discipleship and st. The shadowhunter chronicles is a media franchise based on the writings of american young adult fiction writer.
1079 109 1532 634 139 950 1152 1312 154 1352 973 669 423 66 185 291 613 241 264 260 495 1273 1352 959 402 451 582 1447 333 710