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(From my blog, Word Vagabond: Reviews of Independent and Small Press Books. [...] )

When the rebel-hunter Pyke chases a teenage girl into a dark alley, he expects to have a bit of fun before turning her over to his alien masters. What he finds will turn his world inside-out.

This short story by geek icon Wil Wheaton feels like the preface to something larger. The exposition is handled beautifully, setting the atmosphere of a world under siege in a few words, without feeling clunky. While this story is strong enough to stand alone, I would be very interested in a reading a novel-length work in this world.

Although his descriptions are definitely a strong point, Wheaton's characters are intriguing as well, particularly Nina. I did find the main character's evolution a bit less than convincing, though. For most of his life, Pyke is himself a resistance fighter, and then one day suddenly decides it's more practical to work for the enemy. There's certainly a streak of sadism involved in his decision, but mention of a precipitating event might have given the character more depth.

I really enjoyed this piece, and I hope it will be followed up by many more!


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Hunter eBook Wil Wheaton Reviews

Just a taste, nothing more. Made me want to know more about this world Wheaton created. I'd like to read a whole novel set there, more about the Goa and the Gan. Well done!
easy, fluid read. Short, creative, interesting.
I like wil Wheaton's blog. this is better. could be a whole book instead of a short story if developed.

premise
colony invaded by ill intentioned aliens. a traitor is punished by deception, forced to relive his treachery.
Very worth the read; I picked this up shortly after reading Wil's other story, "Dead Trees Give No Shelter" (also amazing!). His writing style is lovely and makes the process of reading all the more pleasant.
Wil Wheaton has crafted an engaging short story in Hunter. It almost seems like an overly ambitious effort to shape a type of post-apocalyptic setting, add in mood & tone with layered textures of both hope and oppression, include a bit of characterization, some dialog and drive home a conflict and finally a resolution--all wrapped up in a word count that is roughly equal to, or smaller than a typical novel chapter. But that is precisely what Wil Wheaton has done here and done quite successfully I might add.

Would I have liked it to be...more? Yes. Would I ever expect more from a short? Hell no. In fact, generally I get a lot less out of short stories.
So to summarize, I enjoyed Hunter a lot. It proves Wheaton has the chops to simultaneously draw a reader into a Science Fiction story and pull on one's threads of emotion making them feel something. I wholeheartedly recommend Hunter.

And to Wil, if you read this, I genuinely hope to see a full-length Sci-Fi novel from you some time in the future.
First time I've read anything of Wil's that wasn't a blog post. This short story is pretty dark, but thoroughly entertaining. I'd definitely like to learn more about this setting that the author has created. If you're on the fence about spending a dollar, allow me to help you its worth it.
Didn't realize it was so short, its hard to tell as it stated 8 pages is the estimated length if it was in a book format, but still was a very fast read....might not have bought it if I knew it would be over so soon.
Seems like there is much more to be told in this story...would like to see it as a full length novel, switching perspective from the previous main character instead to his "prey" as the new main character. Would love to follow her and her sisters and find out more about the world behind this short story.

On an editorial note, I'm not the greatest when it comes to sentence structure or grammar but it seemed like the first two paragraphs used the main character's name too frequently. Just a petty nitpicky thing to notice, but it did distract me at first.

Once you get past that though, its an enjoyable little read and its lendable so that's a plus if you have a friend who also wants to read it but doesn't have the 99 cents. )
When I downloaded this "short story", I knew the print length was 8 pages, and even though I have paid 99 cents for full novels, for me, the cost of a story and the length of a story has NOTHING to do with each other; also, I am a HUGE Wil Wheaton fan and would probably praise anything he put his name too just to support him as an artist. So, with THAT being said, I am giving this story 4 stars instead of 5 because at its core, this book is about a conflict of 2 individuals, in a post war apocalyptic setting. Wil doesn't bother with a lot of details about the war; humans lost, enough said, that was fine, but the reason the story isn't a 5 star story is because the two characters Nina and Pyke, that are in conflict are not really fleshed out to the point that I actually care which one wins. Pyke is a traitor bounty hunter scumbag working for the race of aliens that destroyed the humans, and Nina is a human girl, apparently working for some kind of rebel resistance movement. The story actually reminded me a lot of the kind of things you saw in X-Men Days of Future Past the comic series (and soon to be a 2014 blockbuster film), that is a huge plus. I just felt that if Pyke and Nina had just a little bit more background, then maybe the reader could actually sympathize with one or both, and maybe actually care what happens to them at the end.
(From my blog, Word Vagabond Reviews of Independent and Small Press Books. [...] )

When the rebel-hunter Pyke chases a teenage girl into a dark alley, he expects to have a bit of fun before turning her over to his alien masters. What he finds will turn his world inside-out.

This short story by geek icon Wil Wheaton feels like the preface to something larger. The exposition is handled beautifully, setting the atmosphere of a world under siege in a few words, without feeling clunky. While this story is strong enough to stand alone, I would be very interested in a reading a novel-length work in this world.

Although his descriptions are definitely a strong point, Wheaton's characters are intriguing as well, particularly Nina. I did find the main character's evolution a bit less than convincing, though. For most of his life, Pyke is himself a resistance fighter, and then one day suddenly decides it's more practical to work for the enemy. There's certainly a streak of sadism involved in his decision, but mention of a precipitating event might have given the character more depth.

I really enjoyed this piece, and I hope it will be followed up by many more!