This book, Slan Hunter, is the sequel to Slan written by A E Van Vogt in the 1940's. The present book was started by Van Vogt but not finished at this death; Kevin Anderson recently finished it from Van Vogt's start. Overall, I liked Slan Hunter; looking at some other reviews, I wonder if we all read the same book given the negative comments of some reviewers.
Before reading this book, I would recommend reading Slan, or it may be a bit hard to follow Slan Hunter. One thing readers of both may notice is that Anderson did a decent job on continuity with Slan and modernized the wording somewhat, so it does not appear as dated as Slan does today.
In this book, a slan baby is born to two people who appear human and all hell breaks loose. Kier Gray is deposed and held by John Petty of the secret police; Petty is often called the slan hunter as in the title, but it seems to me that the title was intended to point to something else - but I am not sure what. Jommy and Kathleen, both are slans, are back and in love. Granny is also back as are some other characters from Slan.
The tendrilless slans start an invasion of Earth from their base on Mars and really damage Earth. As the action proceeds, the regular slans, who had been hiding for years, make an appearance and put a stop to the fighting. Jommy has his tendrils cut off before this, but has them restored.
The book ends with the slan baby from the first part of the book getting the identity of an important person who lived long before the time in either book. A possible setup for another sequel? Perhaps.
If you liked Slan, but thought it a little dated, you should really like Slan Hunter. Happy reading!
Before reading this book, I would recommend reading Slan, or it may be a bit hard to follow Slan Hunter. One thing readers of both may notice is that Anderson did a decent job on continuity with Slan and modernized the wording somewhat, so it does not appear as dated as Slan does today.
In this book, a slan baby is born to two people who appear human and all hell breaks loose. Kier Gray is deposed and held by John Petty of the secret police; Petty is often called the slan hunter as in the title, but it seems to me that the title was intended to point to something else - but I am not sure what. Jommy and Kathleen, both are slans, are back and in love. Granny is also back as are some other characters from Slan.
The tendrilless slans start an invasion of Earth from their base on Mars and really damage Earth. As the action proceeds, the regular slans, who had been hiding for years, make an appearance and put a stop to the fighting. Jommy has his tendrils cut off before this, but has them restored.
The book ends with the slan baby from the first part of the book getting the identity of an important person who lived long before the time in either book. A possible setup for another sequel? Perhaps.
If you liked Slan, but thought it a little dated, you should really like Slan Hunter. Happy reading!
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