Alien Bounty [Paperback]

William C. Dietz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1990

For years, only the thinnest barrier kept the II Ronnian Empire from attacking mankind. Then, space pirates stole the Vial of Tears--a holy Ronnian relic with cosmic religious powers. Only one man can hunt down the sacred relic and avert interstellar war--bounty hunter supreme Sam McCade.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Ace (May 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441015441
• ISBN-13: 978-0441015443
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #870,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William C. Dietz is the best-selling author of more than thirty science fiction novels some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, spent time with the Navy and Marine Corps as a medic, graduated from the University of Washington, lived in Africa for half a year, and has traveled to six continents. Dietz has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, news writer, television producer and Director of Public Relations and Marketing for an international telephone company. He writes full-time and lives with his wife in Washington State. For more information about William C. Dietz and his work visit: williamcdietz.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced and interesting plot development, March 28, 1999

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K. Tan ([e-mail]) (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alien Bounty (Paperback)

Definitely a story worthy of the Dietz name. Almost on par with his "Legion of the Damned" series considering it's a storyline based on civilian society rather than on military society. The action is relatively fast-paced and keeps the reader from putting the book down. However, the Il Ronn are too anthropomorhic to be believably alien and the description of their behaviour and society harkens to nothing more than humans in funny looking suits.

3.0 out of 5 stars Bunch of Short Stories in a single Timeline, November 10, 2010

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Judah (Terre Haute In USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alien Bounty (Paperback)

We open with a prison scene and a prison rescue all in chapter one, which itself could be a stand-alone short story. This form is used throughout the book. Sam McCade has a bunch of adventures he easily survives with a slightly cynical perspective, but I received little sense of the 'novel' form. The stories themselves are self contained and do move the 'retrieve the ancient alien artifact' plot along, though in some chapters the main plot isn't even mentioned. Still they way the novel is written, chapter-stories have their moments (such as the strategy game vs. the 10 year old Il-ron girl), but others aren't interesting (the adrift in space scenes, and 'gark breath'). Overall I found the book struggling to simply be a book, and I didn't like the whole. Even the final chapter has an abrupt end, but maybe the next book in the series handles the transition well?

As a final criticism, I found the aliens in the story didn't act alien. This annoyed me as the author goes out of their way to make a point regarding cyborgs in the late novel, and the point lost it's entire dramatic impact because the aliens weren't actually alien (enough).

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dietz has done it again!, February 22, 2000

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Richard J Meyer Jr (Pittsburgh Pa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alien Bounty (Paperback)

Another great addition to the McCade Series, Action packed with an unique twist. Sam McCade, warrior priest, who would of thought!