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Hunter's Moon (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)

by David Devereux (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (21 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 057507986X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575079861
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 654,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Sparky inventiveness and lickety-spit pace."
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"Sparky inventiveness and lickety-spit pace." (DAILY TELEGRAPH )

"Sharp-edged, violent. It's a measure of Devereux's skill as a writer that you find yourself rooting for his protagonist." (David V Barrett FORTEAN TIMES )

"A great fun read, with a lot of sex and violence to keep you turning the pages." (David J Howe SHIVERS ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars English Harry Dresden with an evil twist, 18 Sep 2007
By Gareth Wilson "drosdelnoch2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
A Supernatural tale where finally we get a British Harry Dresden with one major change, Jack is a guy who is a man with no morals, a man who believes in completing the job any which way you can and isn't averse to sacrificing alternate agents to the completion of his goal, with methods including assassination and also torture he's an equal opportunity guy who throws the occasional bone to other services in order to gain a favour later.

Whilst many really couldn't fall in love with this type of character he is a man who really has been missing from the genre in my opinion as I'm getting fed up with goody two-shoes who never have a thought darker than how best to achieve the goal without hurting anyone. It really doesn't work that way, here we have an absolute bastard who has no problems being as dark as what he faces, in fact, the only "people" that he treats with any respect are some ghosts, showing that although he has problems with the living the dead are another matter. A tale that many won't enjoy but if you're after a darker supernatural tale set in the UK then give this a go, you'll more than likely enjoy it. However that said there are some sexual themes within the novel and as such make it unsuitable for the younger audience.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling talent, and superb pacing, 23 Jun 2007
By John Dallman (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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The occult thriller is an easy form, if you're a lazy writer unwilling to think through the logic of your plot. Doing it well is hard: managing the interaction of supernatural and real worlds, while allowing your characters to work in both is difficult. Devereux does it very well indeed.

His authorial tools are deceptively simple. A calm, deadpan narrative style, echoing Tim Dorsey and Louise Welsh. A central character who accepts that he's unpleasant - a killer in the service of his country - but knows that that's required by the job. And the basic but unfashionable method of sparse, concise writing, getting his story into no more pages than it needs. Some publishers would have insisted on this book being "filled out" or "backstory added" to 500-plus pages; it is greatly to Gollancz's credit that they allowed Devereux to tell it in 272.

Not that it feels that long.

Devereux has a truly remarkable control of narrative pace; the last time I read a first novel with such superb control of the pace of events was The Hunt for Red October. Action, reaction, deduction, recovery - all this is handled in less space than it takes to write about it. We are seeing a real talent emerging here. Keep an eye on him.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Story Telling, 3 Nov 2007
By Dr. Robert Fisher (Oxford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
Wow! I've just put this book down - and that's about the only word I have for it. This is a breath-taking roller-coaster of a book that is fresh, exceedingly energetic and exceptionally pacey. For all that, it's also a slim book (231 pages) which shows mastery of both plot and character.

Indeed, when you finish that is exactly what you start to think about. Devereux told us a good, old-fashioned, hum-dinging story. There were no embellishments, detours, distractions, fanciful twists or forced turns. Just an honest, straight-forward story, told with refreshing honesty and plain common-sense. And that style just adds life to the characters we meet in the story - we are told all we need to know about them all, and nothing more. It's an economy of style that adds to the pace and excitement as you are drawn in to events being described and find yourself willingly letting go and being carried along with the main character.

Yet for all the pace, there is the most wonderful humour which breaks out in the oddest places and you catch yourself laughing most unexpectedly and then thinking - 'should I be laughing at this?'. Again, it is Devereux's skill as a story-teller that he can lace the darkest moments which lighter moments. The blend works well: the main character would probably go insane if he didn't learn to laugh at himself in the midst of the intensity of the work he does.

This is simply a fantastic read and reminds us of what a good novel ought to be about: a fine story, told well. And this is certainly a very fine story, told extremely well. Let's hope his next novel 'Eagle Rising, slated for a 2008 release, keeps up this fine tradition. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A British Dresden Files? Not Really, No...
Reading the blurb for Hunter's Moon I had it in my head that David Devereux's fictional debut was likely to be little more than a UK based rehash of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden... Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb! A dark thriller perfectly woven.
Jack, the lead character in Hunters Moon is someone you definitely would not like to meet down a dark alley, Stonehenge or anywhere remotely haunted. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tony Groom

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
Never read this type of genre before but an excellent read. Needs to keep it going now as the character and environment is very intoxicating. Read more
Published 6 months ago by B.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the first fantasies that I've read and actually liked
I couldn't help but think of Charlie Stross's Laundry while reading this. That's a good thing. Hunter's Moon is faster-paced, and requires more suspension of disbelief. Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. R. Cantrell

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One of the best books I'v read in a long time! Hunter's Moon keeps you on the edge of your seat and you just can not put it down. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. K. Lilley

5.0 out of 5 stars Great entertainment
I really enjoyed this, and my initial concerns over the page count were unfounded. It's a slim book, but at no point did it feel short or rushed. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tom

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