High Hunt [Mass Market Paperback]

David Eddings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 1986

The group around dan's brother had been held together by a mutual taste for liquor and endless arguments. Now, high in the mountains on a quest to see who could bag the biggest deer, old jealousies and hatreds were being dusted off and revived. Everyone knew an explosion was coming. No one knew who would survive. And none of them were willing to turn back. Reissue.

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The group around dan's brother had been held together by a mutual taste for liquor and endless arguments. Now, high in the mountains on a quest to see who could bag the biggest deer, old jealousies and hatreds were being dusted off and revived. Everyone knew an explosion was coming. No one knew who would survive. And none of them were willing to turn back. Reissue.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 30 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (February 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345328876
• ISBN-13: 978-0345328878
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,932,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Eddings was born in Washington State in 1931 and grew up near Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington and went on to serve in the US Army. Subsequently, he worked as a buyer for the Boeing Aircraft Company and taught college-level English. His career as a fantasy writer, with his wife Leigh, has been spectacular.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, August 4, 1999

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This review is from: High Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)

i have read this book at least 20 times. i started with david eddings' fantasy books, and when i picked this one, i was completely unprepared for the reality it contains. it is such an amazing stark look at believe characters and their interactions. an absolutly beauitul book!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "High Hunt" is one of Eddings' best., May 20, 1999

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[e-mail] (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)

After completing the entire set of David Eddings' fantasy collection, I began to read "High Hunt." Immediately, the story drew me into it, and I was amazed at the depth of each character and the real-life sense that Eddings gives to the story. Although it was one of Edding's first books, it is one of his best.I am not ashamed to say that I read have this book over and over again, and I have not yet tired of it. I recently read "The Losers", by Eddings, as well, and loved it.

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very captivating., January 14, 2000

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"m-jacobs" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

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I was introduced to Eddings through the Belgariad, which held my interest because of its excellent character development. High Hunt is lacking in this aspect. I felt that the main character was written as though it was Eddings himself he was writing about. This is the only character that has any substance. The antagonist is the typical one-dimentional unlikable guy for 3/4 of the book, at which point he's actually given some real human characteristics. It was too little-too late for this novel. It may be that this book comes too close to how real human relationships work. As characters of our own human dramas, we tend to fit most casual acquaintences into neat little packages. An unlikable relative, an edgy ex-marine, a prep, a fat guy. High Hunt reads like that. However, as a reader, I expect these characters to be developed. I've got enough 1-dimensional relationships; I don't need to read about them. One positive was that Eddings' humor is evident throughout this book, as it is through his others. There's just not enough depth to High Hunt to make it a winner.