Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 528 pages and is available in paperback format. Publication date 1993 topics swagger, bob lee fictitious character. But with consummate psychological skill, a shadowy military organization seduces bob into leaving his beloved arkansas hills for one last mission for his country, unaware until too late that the game is rigged. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger wants to. This is the first novel in the bob lee swagger novel series by hunter. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. List of authors and books in order of publication order and chronology. Point of impact is the best book that ive read in quite a while. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the gritty hero of stephen hunter s bestselling novels point of impact and time to hunt, returns in hunter s most intense and exotic thriller to date.
A novel by stephen hunter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role. Point of impact bob lee swagger, book 1 by stephen hunter book cover, description, publication history. Most of stephen hunter s novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. Bob lee swagger is the hero of stephen hunter s breathlessly paced novel, point of impact. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle. However an unabridged reading would have been better. Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic life and career. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired. Bob lee the nailer swagger was one of the best vietnam war snipers the us marine.
This story is a testament to true american heroes who step. Stephen hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003. Free download or read online point of impact pdf epub book. Point of impact is a 1993 thriller novel by awardwinning author stephen hunter.
A series of books that i would like to recommend is stephen hunters first three books of the bob lee swagger series point of impact, black light and time to hunt. He is best known for the popular bob lee swagger series of thrillers featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger which led to the earl swagger and ray cruz spinoff series. In the book, point of impact, hunter s trilogy about the vietnam veteran begins. But with consummate psychological skill, a shadowy military organi. Hunter s point of impact is a flawlessly constructed thriller, filled with tension, cast with variety, and packed with a convincing amount of esoteric detail on rifle shooting. Although the movie is only the first part of a story, no plans have been made to continue the tale through releasing movies based on the rest of the books in hunters trilogy. The character is based lightly on carlos hathcock, a legend of the us marines. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have only read one of the later books in the series and they seem to be more straightforward actionthrillers but the first three books had the most wonderful plots and some of. Point of impact by stephen hunter is the first novel in the bob lee swagger series that has produced both the movie and series named shooter. His father was charles francis hunter, a northwestern university speech professor who was killed in 1975. The novel centers on bob lee swagger, the best marine sniper in the vietnam war.
By stephen hunter point of impact 1st hardcover february 16, 1993 4. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at a new orleans speech. Point of impact, black light, time to hunt, the 47th samurai, night of thunder, i, sniper, dead zero, and the third bullet. Stephen hunter wrote a trilogy of books about the sniper, including black light in 1997 and time to hunt in 1999. Booktopia has point of impact, bob lee swagger novels by stephen hunter. Feb 01, 1993 and then, about a year later i saw the movie, shooter starring mark wahlberg and once again, came away pleasantly surprised. Stephen hunter is an author that grabs your imagination in such a way that he takes you into the complex minds of his characters. A harsh, visceral, novel of conspiracy and betrayal. If you have any question about this novel, please dont hesitate to contact us or translate team. Here are the stephen hunter books in order for his bob lee swagger. Points of impact frontlines, book 6 audiobook youtube. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois.
Chicago tribune the inspiration for the usa network series shooter he was one the best marine snipers in vietnam. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. Hunters point of impact is a flawlessly constructed thriller, filled with tension, cast with variety, and packed with a convincing amount of esoteric detail on rifle shooting. Stephen hunter on guns and his bob lee swagger character. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle edition by hunter, stephen. Point of impact by stephen hunter penguin books australia. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. Stephen hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. The bob lee swagger book series by stephen hunter includes books point of impact, black light, time to hunt, and several more.
Point of impact, bob lee swagger novels by stephen hunter. Point of impact by stephen hunter, 9780099453451, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Stephen hunter audio books, best sellers, author bio. See the complete bob lee swagger series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Pdf point of impact book by stephen hunter free download. Stephen hunter is the author of fourteen novels, and a chief film critic at the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Three of the most highly acclaimed novels by stephen hunter include. Point of impact book by stephen hunter thriftbooks. Stephen hunter is the author of eleven novels, including hot springs, pale horse coming, black light, time to hunt and dirty white boys. Bob the nailer becomes involved in a plot by dirty biggovernment types.
Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 by stephen hunter point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 by stephen hunter the inspiration for the usa network series shooter from executive producer mark wahlberg, starring ryan phillippe and omar epps he was one the best marine snipers in. Stephen hunters point of impact is a lovinglycrafted mash note to precision firearms, and its excellent. Point of impact stephen hunter download free ebook. Hunter fans love the excitement they get from his action thrillers. Pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter is famous for his novels featuring both bob lee swagger and earl swagger, and the apparent new hero ray cruz. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. It was published three years ago and is now available in paperback. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at. Point of impact by stephen hunter are you one of those people always saying yeah, but the book was way better than the movie. Bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a single moment at iwo jima, 1945, when their fathers, two brave fighters on opposite sides, met.
Apr 28, 2018 this feature is not available right now. I realized that the movie was based on the novel, point of impact also by stephen hunter but beyond that i discovered the two were related in a unique way. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle edition by stephen hunter. Come visit sometime to read the latest chapter of point of impact. Nov 15, 2016 point of impact is the first novel in a series.
Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. The first edition of the novel was published in february 1st 1993, and was written by stephen hunter. The tv series aired between 2016 and 2018 for 3 series. They are chasing the mystery of a remarkable world war ii russian sniper a woman who. Point of impact by stephen hunter book 1 in the bob lee swagger thriller series, 1993. Stephen hunter won the 2003 pulitzer prize for criticism as well as the 1998 american society of newspaper editors award for distinguished writing in criticism for his work as film critic at the washington post. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971. The movie is the film adaptation of hunters point of impact, which was the first novel in his bob lee swagger trilogy. Buy a discounted paperback of point of impact online from australias leading.
I purchased stephen hunter s book on a whim, and hope that it would be entertaining. Get the best deals on stephen hunter paperback books when you shop the largest online selection at. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. Hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, and grew up in evanston, illinois. Raves for point of impact the mountains of arkansas are the setting for point of impact, a harsh, visceral novel of conspiracy and betrayal by veteran author stephen hunter a disturbing mix that plays on our sense of history while at the same time it appeals to our darkest fantasies of rough justice. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri. Today, twenty years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger wants to be left alone and to leave the killing behind. The story is about bob lee swagger, who is also called the nailer. Point of impact by stephen hunter here is a quick description and cover image of book point of impact written by stephen hunter which was published in 199321. Stephen hunter is the author of eleven novels, including hot springs, time to hunt, black light and dirty white boys. Point of impact and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Below is the order of all of stephen hunter s novels. One of hunter s books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter.
A sniper for his country until disabled by a shot from another sniper. Point of impact, paperback by hunter, stephen, brand new, free. This character is loosely based upon the real vietnam war sniper and u. This story is a testament to true american heroes who step up when called upon even against their better judgment. Today, 20 years later, disgruntled hero of an unheroic war, all bob lee swagger wants is to be left alone and to leave the killing behind. Point of impact by stephen hunter, 9780553563511, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hunter has published eight books about his character bob lee swagger. Buy point of impact new ed by hunter, stephen isbn.
In the book, point of impact, hunters trilogy about the vietnam veteran begins. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide hunter, stephen, 1946. Swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant who was born in 1946 and raised in blue eye arkansas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1. Point of impact bob lee swagger, book 1 by stephen hunter. The attention and widespread following hunters novels garnered have caused other writers to work harder to get the details right on firearms.
You can read this before point of impact pdf epub full download at the bottom. In addition, he has written three prequels focusing on bob lees legendary father, earl swagger. Point of impact by stephen hunter is the first novel in the bob lee swagger. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read point of impact. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter.
Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle edition. Point of impact revolves around a former vietnam war sniper named bob lee swagger or bob the nailer. Point of impact this thriller is an engrosing tale of duplicity and courage. The book is about an exmarine sniper, named bob lee swagger, who spent three tours in viet nam. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide hunter, stephen, 1946, point of impact. Though not an explicitly libertarian book or an explicitly political book at all point of impact is a novel to delight the heart of any gun devotee, gunrights activist, or freedom lover. Feb 29, 2020 although im militarytrained and ive owned and shot guns nearly all my life, im not an expert on firearms in the way that stephen hunter, the author of the bob lee swagger thrillers.
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