HFHA00-33 Howard Fast - The Hunter and the Trap.nfo
General Information
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Title: The Hunter and the Trap
Author: Howard Fast
Read By: Christopher Kipiniak
Copyright: 2011
Audiobook Copyright: 2013
Genre: Sci-Fi - Fantasy - Short Stories
Publisher: Audible
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Chapterized - lossless
Source: Audible Enhanced
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 33
Total Duration: 6:00:00
Total MP3 Size: 165.18
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Ripped With: iTunes
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
Normalize: None
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Audible Editor Reviews
In the first of two tales of speculative fiction, an aging Hemingway-like
writer named Andrew Bell returns from safari to find himself sought
after as prey. In the second tale, a former soldier must seek out children
for a top-secret government experiment to breed a race of super-extraordinary
humans capable of telepathy and telekinesis.
his narrative voice to characterizations that range from squeaky-voiced
female characters to croaking male heavies.
Publisher's Summary
Two tales of speculative fiction from best-selling author Howard Fast.-
The Hunter and The Trap presents two thrilling and suspenseful stories
by Howard Fast, one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century.
In "The Hunter," celebrated but down-on-his-luck novelist Andrew Bell
returns to New York from an African safari only to find himself the
old friend in order to escape with his life.
In "The Trap," an ex-soldier is tasked with traveling the world to find
children for a daring social and scientific experiment. In a secret
compound in California, a group of government-funded US scientists are
attempting to win the Cold War by developing a race of super-humans.
Isolated from the shortcomings of human society and nurtured to their
full potential, these brilliant children begin to develop powers, including
telekinesis and telepathy, which represent the next leap in human development.-
These two engrossing stories are at once horrifying, thrilling, tragic,
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