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The Hunter Returns

(1991)
A novel by

 
 
International best-selling science fiction author, David Drake teams with Jim Kjelgaard, legendary creator of Big Red.
The Return of a Masterpiece of Middle Grade Fiction!

OUTCASTS IN A LAND OF MONSTERS

Meet Hawk, formerly a hunter in a band of prehistoric nomads, now an outcast for breaking tribal law by daring to create a powerful new tool: the bow and arrow. Now the world is changing, the bison are disappearing, and the tribe has fallen into famine. Their only hope? Hawk and his new tools and hunting methods. But the old ways die hard, and Hawk must find a way to survive in a land of prehistoric predatorsfrom dire wolves to beavers the size of bearsif he is to save his tribe, and show humanity the path away from Stone Age stagnation.

About David Drakes RCN series:
"Rousing old fashioned space opera." - Publishers Weekly

"The fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want more!" - Philadelphia Weekly Press

"[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the author goes alongcharacter development combined with first rate action and memorable world designs." - SFReader.com




Genre:
Children's Fiction

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