- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Legend; New edition edition (11 April 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099388901
- ISBN-13: 978-0099388906
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 660,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Paperback
The story starts with the narrator, who is never named in the book but always referred to as "Hunt Master," briefing his party of 15 foot humanoid aliens from many planets as they prepare to start their hunting trip on a dangerous planet - Earth.
After the initial foray by the hunting party against the planet's outgunned human defenders, the narrator, who appears from the start to have a more complex agenda than his clients, describes the perspective of the book's principal human character, Walsh, who was "one of the first to see the truth".
"These things could take the planet apart" says Walsh. "Wy don't they?" ... "I'll tell you why. Our Glorious and unique planet has been turned into a game preserve and we are the prey."
As the story proceeds Walsh and his friends find that earth has both allies and enemies who are far more advanced and dangerous than the alien federation which has turned our planet into a game preserve - and few things are as they seem.
I used to love Philip E High's science fiction stories at the time they were written, mostly around the 1970's. Many of them have dated - the science was not always brilliant even by the standards of 1970, and many of the stories present humans as uniquely talented in a way which jars somewhat now.
However, High's best stories have not dated and are still fun to read, and "Come, Hunt an Earthman" was definately one of the best.
After the initial foray by the hunting party against the planet's outgunned human defenders, the narrator, who appears from the start to have a more complex agenda than his clients, describes the perspective of the book's principal human character, Walsh, who was "one of the first to see the truth".
"These things could take the planet apart" says Walsh. "Wy don't they?" ... "I'll tell you why. Our Glorious and unique planet has been turned into a game preserve and we are the prey."
As the story proceeds Walsh and his friends find that earth has both allies and enemies who are far more advanced and dangerous than the alien federation which has turned our planet into a game preserve - and few things are as they seem.
I used to love Philip E High's science fiction stories at the time they were written, mostly around the 1970's. Many of them have dated - the science was not always brilliant even by the standards of 1970, and many of the stories present humans as uniquely talented in a way which jars somewhat now.
However, High's best stories have not dated and are still fun to read, and "Come, Hunt an Earthman" was definately one of the best.
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Come Hunt an Earthman starts with 15 foot aliens using the Earth as their own private hunting grounds (What you thought Predator came up with that idea?) and ends with self-repairing giant cubes attacking the planet (hello Borg cube). In between is a rip-snorting pulp sci fi tale that revels in the technology and doesn't even think of coming up with believeable characters. It then cheekily slips in some high philosophy about the universe and our place within it before getting back to the hi-tech destruction.
Format:Kindle Edition
This is one of the best stories from Philip E High and I keep coming back to read it every year. I first read this in the 1970s when as a boy who used to get through 2 or 3 SF books each week
The story is not what it seems at first and gradually shows that humans have great ability to learn and improvise when they have to. The plot twists and weaves and always keeps you guessing, the battle sequences are some of the best around. Ultimately the book reveals it's true purpose of telling a story about the battle between good and evil.
The mysterious Huntmaster guides you through the story and like the book, he is not what he appears to be
Read it, you will not be disappointed
The story is not what it seems at first and gradually shows that humans have great ability to learn and improvise when they have to. The plot twists and weaves and always keeps you guessing, the battle sequences are some of the best around. Ultimately the book reveals it's true purpose of telling a story about the battle between good and evil.
The mysterious Huntmaster guides you through the story and like the book, he is not what he appears to be
Read it, you will not be disappointed
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