The Widowmaker Reborn (Widowmaker Trilogy , No 2) [Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author), Donato Giancola (Illustrator)

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Series: Widowmaker Trilogy , No 2 | Publication Date: July 1, 1997

Jefferson Nighthawk, once the galaxy's most feared killer, is cloned again and given a new mission. This time he is not only armed with the Widowmaker's killing skills, but also with his lifetime of knowledge. Nighthawk's new mission involves the rescue of a corrupt politician's daughter, and the assassination of the rebel leader who holds her captive. But the daughter puts a wrinkle in the plan when she offers her father's fortune if Nighthawk kills her father instead. While the odds are overwhelming, the price may be right.

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Praise for Mike Resnick:

"Resnick writes with skill and authority...[and] a sense of solidity and reality extraordinary in...science fiction."--Washington Post

"Resnick's tales are ironic, inventive, and very readable." --Publishers Weekly

"[The author] makes SF fun, without ever forgetting...the genuine point of his stories." --Analog

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Jefferson Nighthawk, once the galaxy's most feared killer, is cloned again and given a new mission. This time he is not only armed with the Widowmaker's killing skills, but also with his lifetime of knowledge. Nighthawk's new mission involves the rescue of a corrupt politician's daughter, and the assassination of the rebel leader who holds her captive. But the daughter puts a wrinkle in the plan when she offers her father's fortune if Nighthawk kills her father instead. While the odds are overwhelming, the price may be right.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Spectra (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553571613
• ISBN-13: 978-0553571615
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,603,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another day, another book to read!, October 14, 2011

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James R. Mills "Retired Oldie" (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Widowmaker Reborn (The Widowmaker #2) (Kindle Edition)

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I have downloaded this book in my iPad when I can get to it; I know I will enjoy reading this book and all other books from this author, as well as, many other books of this genre from various authors. I spend most of my time reading and neglecting my poor wife to her fury. Hey, I'm retired, I enjoy reading, and she knows where to find me ~ reading and without a care in the world! Hey, if I'd known retirement was going to be so enjoyable, I certainly would have done this first! Though, I'd probably be single or she would be a self-made widow! = )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mike Resnick again brings the American Wild West to space., January 3, 1999

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This review is from: The Widowmaker Reborn (Widowmaker Trilogy , No 2) (Paperback)

The best lawman/bounty hunter of legend Jefferson Nighthawk, aka Widowmaker, is cloned for the second time to help maintian the fincances that keeps the original alive until a cure is found for his fatal disease. The first clone was age 25 with the original's physical skills, but not the survival skills to keep him alive at the end of his mission. The second clone was created to appear as the original at approximately 35 years old. This time he not only had the physical skills, but also most of the memories that had allowed the original to stay alive until his early sixities. His stated mission is to rescue a corrupt politican's daughter and kill the rebel who had taken her captive. The Widowmaker survives, saves the daughter, and ends the life of the corrupt politician with the her help. Further, he secures that needed money to help the original remain in cyrogenic freeze until the cure is found.