Alien Hunter

Flynn Carroll, Book 1

By: Whitley Strieber

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

The books that inspired the SyFy series Hunters...

A young wife disappears in the night, never to be seen again. There is no evidence of kidnapping - in fact, everything indicates that she left on purpose. Her husband, a brilliant police detective, cannot believe this - but he also can't find her.

Flynn Carroll’s lost love becomes his obsession. He begins amassing a file of similar cases nationwide. His conclusion is unavoidable: somebody is taking people and making it look like they walked out on their own. As Flynn’s case files grow, his work comes to the attention of Special Agent Diana Glass, a member of the most secret police unit on the planet. This police force seeks the most brilliant and lethal criminals who have ever walked free - thieves and murderers from another world.

Without fully understanding what Glass and her team are doing, Flynn steps into a hidden world of extraordinary challenge and lethal danger. The job is the most difficult police assignment ever known to man, but the idea is the same - find the bad guys. Stop them.

©2013 Walker & Collier, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Critic reviews

"Even those who usually stay away from alien fantasy will be drawn to this reality-based novel. The characters are complex and surprising at various points in the novel.... [Strieber's] excellent storytelling will keep readers guessing until the very end." ( RT Book Reviews)

Really Worth The Time And Money

Would you listen to Alien Hunter again? Why?

I think a second read would allow a different perspective on events that I enjoyed on the first listen.

What other book might you compare Alien Hunter to and why?

I wouldn't compare it to another book. This style of fiction hasn't really been my thing but I really enjoyed this and intend to keep listening to Mr. Strieber's work, this series in particular to start.

Which scene was your favorite?

Snow Mountain and Flynn in the final chapters, and any scene where Mack says anything at all.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES!

Any additional comments?

Christian Rummel is professional and talented narrator. His delivery definitely added to my enjoyment of this story.

Outstanding performance!!!

a must read. the voice actor is amongst the best. the story line is addictive.

Can't stop listening.

Riveting. Excellent writing as usual and the narration was also excellent. Voice changes for different characters was very helpful with picturing the scene.

I liked it.

This book will not be a classic but I did not find anything terrible in the narration.

"Fast"

This book had a slow start but a fast, outstanding ending. This was a rollercoaster ride.

Fun story

A great book, I enjoyed it and I will get the second in the series, just not in a rush to

Fun.

Where does Alien Hunter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the top ones that can be heard over again. Whitley Strieber does a great job of telling story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Alien Hunter?

The betrayal.

Which character – as performed by Christian Rummel – was your favorite?

Flynn

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The betrayal.

Any additional comments?

So much fun, love to make a movie about this.

Fabulous narration

I enjoyed this audio book, but it was the narration that kept me listening. Parts of the book really irked me, and if I'd been reading, I likely would have closed the book and never picked it up again. It was the narrator who kept me listening though. He provided such a smooth delivery, I just wanted to keep listening. Other than the few things the characters did that irked me, I did enjoy the story. It is an intriguing alien story. If Christian Rummel narrates, I may listen to another by this author.

Where's my tinfoil hat?

This was a very good idea for a novel, but it didn't live up to it's potential... It meandered and never really got any traction... Yeah, I know a novel about abductions, but I didn't expect it to be so unbelievably bland, and more than a bit silly in its wanderings...

Don't waste time or credit

What disappointed you about Alien Hunter?

The story starts bad and goes downhill from there.

Would you ever listen to anything by Whitley Strieber again?

Not his fiction

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Christian Rummel?

I think Rummel did the best with what he had to work with. He is a great narrator.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

OK, lets get this out of the way, Strieber's claim to fame is he was abducted by aliens. His book " Contact" was made into a major motion picture yada ,yada, yada. With that being said, I have listened to his weird radio show (which is similar to Coast to Coast) and thought that he was intelligent, entertaining and had interesting guests, so I took a chance on this book. Writing fiction is not easy, Lord knows I have tried, but I would not wish this book upon my worst enemy.