Give this one to stephen hunter fans who like fastmoving plots and. The attention and widespread following hunter s novels garnered have caused other writers to work harder to get the details right on firearms. Hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, and grew up in evanston, illinois. Author stephen hunters complete list of books and series in order, with the. 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 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. Below is the order of all of stephen hunter s novels. Mitch rapp author vince flynn first introduced the world to cia operative mitch rapp with his 1999 novel transfer of power. Earl is a police officer and war veteran, and his stories are set in the mid1900s. Books by stephen hunter writers similar to stephen hunter. Hunter, like swagger, is in a league by himself compulsively readable, he plunges readers into a world where conspiracies are the norm and sudden death is commonplace.
Throughout his illustrious career, rapp has earned the nickname the angel. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri. If you like toughguy antiheroes and are looking for books like jack. 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 hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Earl swagger is the father of bob lee swagger, who has his own series of novels. 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. I have one but i like a real book to readi dont like audio books either. Their newest book is game of snipers and was released on july, 30th 2019. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war.
G download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. This is the official page of author stephen hunter. View the complete stephen hunter book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. Book recommendations for people who like hot springs by stephen hunter. A fact that is similar with all the men in his family.
Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. If you liked havana by stephen hunter, here are some books like. Readalikes for stephen hunter if you like stephen hunter try these authors.
From its explosive prologue to its gripping finale, time to hunt is certain to be one of the best pure suspense novels youll ever have the pleasure of reading. The following books by stephen hunter are similar but better than the lee childs books 1 point of impact aka shooter 2 dirty white boys 3 black light they form kind of a trilogy. A bob lee swagger novel by stephen hunter, here are some books like this. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own. Stephen hunter books list of books by stephen hunter. Since then, rapp has gone on to star in thirteen more novels, with the fifteenth currently untitled due out later this fall.
Unfortunately hunter s take a turn for the worse afterwards. Earl swagger is the creation of stephen hunter and he sprung off the pages into the minds of readers everywhere. Its like getting married because youre going to be with your choice for a long time, through thin and thick. Books by stephen hunter authors like stephen hunter. T he following are authors similar to stephen hunter. Phillip margolin, author of the burning man the best straightup thriller writer at work today.
It is the newest book in the bob lee swagger series. Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. If you liked point of impact by stephen hunter, here are some books like this. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. 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. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. The closer two writers are, the more likely someone will like both of them. Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic. Time to hunt is as vivid and haunting as a moving target in the crosshairs of a sniper scope. Like stephen hunter, lee child simply does everything right. I like stephen hunter s books discussion in the powder keg started by habakkuk21, sep 30, 20. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971.
Stephen hunter has 48 books on goodreads with 166262 ratings. Garber, brian haig, robert ferrigno, james stewart thayer, joseph heywood. Goodreads members who like stephen hunter also like. Swagger is also the protagonist of both the 2007 film and the 2016 tv series shooter, each based on. Discount prices on books by stephen hunter, including titles like training and racing with a power meter. Stephen hunter s books stephen hunter average rating. Lee child robert crais lawrence block robert b parker james lee burke barry eisler t jefferson parker randy wayne white james w hall brad thor. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. One of our librarians, randy decker, is a big fan of lee child and books of this type. Stephen hunter doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. They come to him with ease, like kitchen utensils come to the average person.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading adrift. The master sniper by stephen hunter hardcover book club ed. Swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant who was born in 1946 and raised in blue eye arkansas. One of our librarians, randy decker, is a big fan of lee child and books of this. Stephen hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, in 1946, and grew up in the chicago area. If you liked hot springs by stephen hunter, here are some books like. 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. Most of stephen hunter s novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter.
For me the dialogue was pretty trying especially when the author writes for one of his black characters. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger wants to be left alone. 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. Suspense fiction history france jews extinct cities. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. His favorites are marked with a star printable list. Find authors like stephen hunter from the worlds largest community of readers. The book is dated published 1989 but the premise could take place today. 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. Book recommendations for people who like havana by stephen hunter. Give this one to stephen hunter fans who like fastmoving plots and decisive. One of hunter s books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter.
If you like stephen hunter you might like similar authors joseph r. 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. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunter s books managed to be transformed to film. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books.
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